Inside the body the main organs that excrete nitrogen wastes are the kidneys. When something goes wrong inside the kidney your body may be in risk of a many very serious problems. Today more than 20 million Americans, one in 9 adults, have chronic kidney disease, more than 20 million others are at increased risk. Kidney disease is one of the costliest illnesses in the U.S. today. More than 70,000 Americans die each year because of kidney disease. …showed first 75 words of 1366 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1366 total…not a cure. There is always a chance that your body will reject a new kidney, no matter how good the match. The chance of a body accepting the new kidney depends on your age, race, and medical condition. Normally, 75 to 80 percent of transplants from cadaver donors are working one year after surgery. Transplants from living relatives often work better than transplants from cadaver donors. This fact is because they are usually a closer match.