Organ Transplantation & Graft Rejections

Stem Cell Transplantation

Stem cell transplants have become important arms in the fight against certain blood cancers, such as multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and leukemia. Then some cases, it can even cure blood cancers. They produce billions of new blood cells every day. If the stem cells cannot make enough new blood cells, many serious health problems can happen. These problems may include infections, anemia or bleeding. Stem cell transplants normally are used to treat leukemia and lymphoma, cancers that affect the blood and lymphatic system. Stem cell transplants are used to treat hereditary blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. Stem cell transplants use hematopoietic stem cells. These immature cells begin life in the bone marrow and eventually.