Iraq veteran John Smith died after transplant using cancerous tumor . Leading NHS hospital defends practice of using organs donated by smokers . The statement added that the hospital had no option but to use lungs from smokers as `` the number of lung transplants carried out would have been significantly lower , '' if they did n't . Inquest found a radiographer failed to find cancerous tumor on donor organ .
Iraq veteran John Smith died after transplant using cancerous tumor . Leading NHS hospital defends practice of using organs donated by smokers . Inquest found a radiographer failed to find cancerous tumor on donor organ .