Iraq veteran Matthew Millington died after transplant using cancerous lungs . The lung was donated by a man who had been diagnosed with cancer and needed to be kept alive for at least six months before he could receive the new organ. North Staffordshire coroner Ian Smith recorded that Millington , had died of `` complications of transplant surgery and immuno-suppressive drug treatment . '' Inquest found a radiographer failed to find cancerous tumor on donor lungs .
Iraq veteran Matthew Millington died after transplant using cancerous lungs . The lung was donated by a man who had been diagnosed with cancer and needed to be kept alive for at least six months before he could receive the new organ. Inquest found a radiographer failed to find cancerous tumor on donor lungs .