Scientist dies at 29 years of age...

[bjcheung77]

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)

[ss20ts]

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.

Aggressive cancers typically quickly spread throughout the body so a transplant won't help. There are a great deal of issues when applying for a transplant. You have to medically qualify and if cancer is spread throughout your body, you won't qualify. 

It's pretty wild that she developed 2 new antibiotics especially given her age. It's unfortunate that the world lost someone who was doing so much good.

[Duneranger]

Heart cancers are very rare due to the nature of cardiomyocytes and their replication cycle.

The best they could do would be chemo and hope for remission as well as stability with her probably progressing cardiomyopathy/failure. A heart transplant would likely be contraindicated and futile during active treatment of a malignancy.

Sad situation but not much they can do. I have had patients die from pancreatic cancer within a month or two. Just replacing the offending organ won't help. Surgical excision of a cancer only works in certain situations.

[bjcheung77]

Yes, I was just thinking to myself earlier, I guess there wasn't too much that could have been done, just hoping future generations will have better success rates with these types of diseases. We need more students in areas that need development, research, etc, in health or other industries...

[Duneranger]

Yes, I was just thinking to myself earlier, I guess there wasn't too much that could have been done, just hoping future generations will have better success rates with these types of diseases.  We need more students in areas that need development, research, etc, in health or other industries...

Thats the hope, we are leaps and bounds ahead of where we were 50 years ago. Hopefully, more advances continue. Awful luck it happened to someone who was so bright and with so much potential