Scientist dies at 29 years of age...

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  1. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    Hmm, this got me thinking, I wonder if the physicians tried everything, maybe even put her on the list for a heart transplant, etc... She was on track to help a large number of people less fortunate with advancing, researching possible medicines, vaccines and so on, she could have helped many more people if only someone was able to help her... RIP.

    Hoping there are more scientists out there that can continue their research and I look forward to seeing more advancements in medical technology... Academic institutions are where the research comes from, people need to be aware of these options and create academic programs forward... Link: Young scientist set to save millions of lives dies from rare heart cancer (msn.com)
     
    AsianStew, Oct 9, 2023
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  2. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I think we can stop wondering. They knew from the outset. From the article "The diagnosis was terminal, and she was given just months to live." This is an exceedingly rare cancer - one person in 36 million. 2 cases a year, on average in UK. I'm sure the doctors did everything they could. They did administer chemotherapy, which, unfortunately was not successful. I'm sure there are medical complexities here that would preclude a transplant, or Kirsty would have been on the list.

    As a layman, I looked this up a bit and apparently transplants are rarely performed with malignant heart tumours for several reasons.
    And excerpt here from an NIH report. It's American, not UK - but does give some insight.

    "Until now OHT has rarely been performed in patients with primary non-resectable malignant cardiac tumors because of controversial results achieved [6, 12, 13], because of donor-heart deficit and because of the legislation in several countries against performing such interventions to treat this pathology."

    Whole thing here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5767780/#:~

    I note Kirsty continued her work even during chemotherapy. A sad loss of a brave and brilliant person. She is loved and will be remembered.
     
    Johann, Oct 10, 2023
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