TERM PAPER: DISCUSSION
Over the course of many years, advancement in technology has played a major role in the field of medicine. Numerous new treatments have been discovered and developed in order to resolve the different diseases contributing to the morbidity and mortality of many people around the world. Among these advancements, treatment such as organ transplantation have been widely used to prolong and enhance the quality of life and give better health outcome to many individuals whose conventional treatment is no longer an option. Also, the discovery of immunosuppressive drugs in 1960’s had made huge contributions in organ transplantation. It allowed organ transplantation to become the standard of care for individuals affected by a range of conditions and illnesses and serve as a life saving treatment for many people with end stage organ failure.
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Unfortunately, these agents also have the potential to cause disease and to increase the risk of infections and malignancies. These immunosuppressive drugs may lead to unwanted side effects that if used continuously can cause deleterious effects to the patient, However, without these drugs, organ transplant rejection can ensue in the patient which could lead to death. Indeed, these situations are like double edge swords that involves different ethical issues that many physicians need to face and to think about deeply. With the increasing number of transplant patients, what we need are new sets of drugs that would prevent the occurrence of transplant rejection with less side