Thursday, January 10th, 2008
For patients diagnosed with leukemia, or certain immune system and genetic disorders, a bone marrow transplant (BMT) or cord blood transplant (CBT) may be a treatment option. See the list below which includes diagnoses for which a transplant is either currently a standard treatment or a newer treatment option.
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Advantages of Cord Blood Transplants (CBT) vs. Bone Marrow Transplants (BMT) or Peripheral Blood Stem Cells (PBSC):
Since the umbilical cord blood is collected during the delivery, it involves no risks or any complicated procedures, whereas in the other methods, a donor must undergo anesthesia which presents additional risks such as ...
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