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Uhhhhh.... THAT night make me think twice (or three times) before trying an anti-rejection drug therapy for PD! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf of Mary Rack Sent: Thursday, October 31, 1996 7:55 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Anti-rejection drugs As I understand it, anti-rejection drugs like cyclosporin work by suppressing the body's immune system. A major side effect is therefore cancer. A good friend of mine succumbed to cyclosporin-induced lymphoma about 6 years after a "successful" heart-lung transplant. It seems that the medical profession is more careful now with dosages, but still.... Mary Rack cg for Louise (75/5ish) Overland Park, KS [log in to unmask]