Although organ transplantation can be a lifeline for a dying person, it is accompanied by a large quantity of medication to restrain the reaction of the body's immune system and fight organ rejection, which considerably lowers the patient's resistance to infection and other illness. At the same time the functioning of the kidneys is badly impaired while the likelihood of contracting cancer rises dramatically.
器官移植雖然為垂死病人，打開一線生機，但因需服用大量抗排斥藥以抑制免疫反應，使得病人的抵抗力非常低，而易感染其他疾病，同時腎功能降低、癌症的罹患率也大為提高。