but I've read several cases in the past few years where the person was quite young. MDS, secondary MDS, can also come about from other chemo drugs, for example some drugs for breast cancer.
Be as well as you can be during this difficult period. 
California Congresswoman Fighting For Legislation That Could Have Prevented Husband's Death
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/07/17/california-congresswoman-fighting-for-legislation-that-could-have-prevented-husbands-death
"... Bob Matsui's pneumonia was a complication from Myelodysplastic syndrome, a stem cell disorder that is rare, not very well understood and affects 12,000-15,000 people a year, according to the MDS-focused foundation AAMDS...
...Throughout the long political career of her husband, who served 14 consecutive terms as a California congressman, Doris Matsui donned increasingly more important hats: housewife, socialite, Clinton campaign volunteer, then public liason in the White House.
And when Bob Matsui died in 2005 just days after he entered the hospital with pneumonia, Doris took on that role too—replacing her husband as the representative for California's 5th congressional district.
Bob Matsui's pneumonia was a complication from Myelodysplastic syndrome, a stem cell disorder that is rare, not very well understood and affects 12,000-15,000 people a year, according to the MDS-focused foundation AAMDS..."
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