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Bone Marrow Transplant-What You Should Know?

A bone marrow transplant is a process to replace unhealthy bone marrow with healthy bone marrow.The bone marrow is the spongy substance inside your bones which makes all your blood cells.

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Bone Marrow Transplant-What You Should Know?

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  1. Bone Marrow Transplant-----------------What You Should Know? ByTravcure Medical Tourism info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com

  2. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com What is a Bone Marrow Transplant? • A bone marrow transplant is a process to replace unhealthy bone marrow with healthy bone marrow. • The bone marrow is the spongy substance inside your bones which makes all your blood cells. • High doses of chemotherapy drugs kill off your bone marrow. • A stem cell transplant is a treatment for some types of cancer.

  3. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com Types of Transplantation • Autologous transplant:Uses your own cells which are collected from the bloodstream and stored for your transplant. • Allogeneic transplant:Uses cells from a family member, unrelated donor or umbilical cord blood unit. • Umbilical transplant:Stem cells are removed from a newborn baby's umbilical cord right after birth.

  4. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com Bone Marrow Transplant Treats Which Disease • Blood cancers like leukemia • Aplastic anemia • Other immune system or genetic diseases • Certain cancers • Lymphoma • Myelodysplasia • Sickle cell anemia • Thalassemia • Had chemotherapy that destroyed your bone marrow

  5. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com How Long You Stay in the Hospital Depends on • How much chemotherapy or radiation you received • The type of transplant • Your medical center's procedures

  6. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com How Well You do After the Transplant Depends on: • The type of bone marrow transplant • How well the donor's cells match yours • What type of cancer or illness you have • Your age and overall health • The type and dosage of chemotherapy or radiation therapy you had • Any complications you may have

  7. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com Who Can Donate Bone Marrow? • Be in good health and feeling well • Be at least 18 years old • Weigh at least 110 pounds • Not take any medications containing aspirin for three days or ibuprofen for 24 hours prior to donation

  8. info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com Do NOT Donate Bone Marrow if You: • Have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C • Have ever used needles to take drugs, steroids, or anything not prescribed by your doctor • Are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once • Have ever taken money, drugs, or any other form of payment for sex • Have had sexual contact in the past 12 months with anyone described above • Have had syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 12 months

  9. Thank You For any treatment related queries Get in touch with us info@travcure.com +91 86000 44116 www.travcure.com

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