Interesting fact- Cord blood stem cell transplants have already been used to save lives around the world. They have been used to treat 75 diseases including...
Chronic Leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Phagocyte Disorders
Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Histiocytic Disorders
Inherited Erythrocyte Abnormalities
Inherited Immune System Disorders
Other Inherited Disorders
Inherited Platelet Abnormalities
Plasma Cell Disorders
Other Malignancies
http://www.stemcellresearchnews.net/Diseases_Treated.aspx
This is actually very interesting, especially with what my mom has recently been going through... We've been talking a lot about what options there are, which seemed to be just chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant, which completely debilitates people, IF they survive the procedure. I assume this is a lot safer (:
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