Q: Can Stem Cell Transplant Fix Any Type of Cancer?
asked by:bigjimmy on December 10th, 2007
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Can stem cell transplant fix any type of cancer?
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MandMs
replied on December 14th, 2007
Extremely eHealthy
There are different types of steam cell transplants.
Haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) or better known as bone marrow transplant is an established and curative form of treatment for blood cancers such as leukemia ,lymphoma, myeloma , bone marrow failure syndromes such as aplastic anemia and certain genetic diseases such as thalassemia or severe combined immunodeficiency state.