{"id":3993,"date":"2017-04-26T16:13:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T20:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2017-12-12T14:23:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:23:19","slug":"what-are-bone-marrow-transplants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/what-are-bone-marrow-transplants\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Bone Marrow Transplants?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OUR AMAZING 21ST<\/sup> CENTURY<\/p>\n

Medical science has made great strides with illnesses that, not too long ago, afforded very little hope for the patient. In some cases, even the \u2018man on the street\u2019 has become part of the remedy. \u00a0\u00a0Bone marrow transplant<\/strong>s are a case in point. Bone marrow transplant<\/strong>s have become the cure for a wide variety of life-threatening<\/strong> diseases ranging from many types of cancer<\/strong> to immunodeficiency syndromes<\/strong> and anemia<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n

WHAT IS BONE MARROW<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Bone marrow<\/strong> is the soft tissue inside a bone which produces the body\u2019s blood<\/strong> cells (red cells, white cells and platelets).<\/p>\n

WHAT ARE STEM CELLS<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Stem cells<\/strong> are immature blood cells produced in the bone marrow<\/strong>. They can develop into red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.<\/p>\n

HOW DOES A TRANSPLANT<\/strong> EFFECT A CURE?<\/p>\n

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stem cells<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A transplant donated by a healthy person can help patients with serious diseases live longer and healthier lives. If the bone marrow<\/strong> is damaged, the new cells produced will also be damaged. A replacement of undamaged cells<\/strong> will enable the body to produce healthy blood<\/strong> cells, thus creating the cure.<\/p>\n

WHAT DISEASES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BENEFIT FROM A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

AML, ALL, CLL, CML, Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, severe aplastic anemia, Fanconi anemia, Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, Pure red cell aplasia, Amegakaryocytosis\/congenital thrombocytopenia, SCID, Beta thalassemia major, Sickle Cell Disease, Krabbe disease, Hurler syndrome, MLD, ALD<\/p>\n

EXACTLY WHAT IS TRANSPLANTED?<\/p>\n

Three sources of cells used for transplants are:<\/p>\n