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First-of-its-kind multiorgan transplant saves man with rare cancer given 6 months to live

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A man suffering from a rare type of cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) which can surround the organs in the abdomen has survived thanks to a groundbreaking multi-organ transplant procedure.

Andy Voge, 33, thought he had six months to live before he met a doctor from the U.K. who successfully removed and replaced all of his affected organs in a first-of-its kind operation in the U.S.

It all began in January 2019, when Voge and his wife, Rachel, living in Minnesota at the time, noticed a bulge on Vogeā€™s abdomen. ā€œI didnā€™t really think anything of it. ā€¦ She called it my funny looking belly button,ā€ Andy Voge told NBC News’ Kate Snow in a segment aired on TODAY Monday…

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