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A prisoner with chronic myeloid leukemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 24, pages 1037–1039 (1999)Cite this article

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The health care received by prisoners in the area of tissue and organ transplantation is not well discussed or documented. We encountered a prisoner with newly diagnosed chronic myelogenous leukemia who was a candidate for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation and had two HLA-identical siblings who were willing to donate bone marrow. Based on humanitarian, constitutional, and ethical considerations, we suggest that the prisoner (patient) should receive the same health care as individuals who are not incarcerated and that the costs of care should play no greater role for prisoners than for other members of society.

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  1. Department of Medicine, The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    RM Navari, J Horner Catt & M Siegler

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Navari, R., Horner Catt, J. & Siegler, M. A prisoner with chronic myeloid leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 24, 1037–1039 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702019

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