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Article: Transplant Waiting List Tops 75,000
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- March 9, 2001
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LAURA MECKLER, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-09-2001
Transplant Waiting List Tops 75,000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The waiting list for organ transplants has surpassed 75,000 for the first time, a benchmark that officials marked with a plea for more donations.
The list has been steadily growing for years as techniques improved, more hospitals began programs and more doctors recommended transplants for their patients.
At the end of 1990, 20,481 people were on the waiting list. Last weekend, the list hit 75,069, the United Network for Organ Sharing said Friday.
The waiting list has grown by at least 10 percent each year since 1990.
``In a way, we've become victim of our own success,'' ...
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