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Stem Cell Transplant
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Patients with mild to moderate blood cell changes who do not need a transfusion may only need regular check-ups, frequent blood count checks, and yearly bone marrow exams. The health care provider will closely monitor the person for other cancers,...
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FA is usually treated by pediatricians, hematologists, and, if a bone marrow transplant (BMT) is performed, a specialized teams of physicians, nurses, and medical assistants who are experienced in BMT.
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Stem cells are immature cells that are the "starter” cells for all types of tissues. When you have leukemia, a stem cell transplant helps your body make new healthy blood cells. It replaces the leukemia cells and stem cells that are killed during high-dose chemotherapy. Immune cells derived from the stem cells from a donor also help kill leukemia cells that may have survived the chemotherapy.
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You and your doctor will need to carefully weigh the pros and cons of this procedure. A transplant allows for the delivery of much higher doses of chemotherapy than would otherwise be possible. This may cure an aggressive lymphoma. However, many people who need a transplant cannot withstand the side effects. Your doctor may recommend this procedure in the following cases.
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Stem cells are immature cells that are the "starter” cells for all types of tissues. The goal of a transplant is to help your body make new blood cells. The new stem cells replace the normal cells that were killed during high-dose chemotherapy used to treat the lymphoma.
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You should know that stem cell transplants are somewhat controversial. Not all doctors think they work. They aren't used often for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Your doctor may suggest one, though, in cases like these.
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Stem cells are immature cells that are the "starter” cells for all types of tissues. When you have leukemia, a stem cell transplant can help your body make new healthy blood cells. It replaces the leukemia cells and stem cells that are killed during high-dose chemotherapy. However, these stem cells transplants are not commonly used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
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You should know that stem cell transplants are controversial. Although they can cure you from chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), the benefit has to be weighed against the risks. And the risks may include dying of complications of the transplant. Your doctor may recommend a transplant, though, for these reasons.
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Stem cell transplants are not a common treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). When they are used, here's what happens.
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You and your doctor will talk all about stem cell transplants and their side effects before you have it done. After this treatment, you will have a weakened immune system. That makes you are at greater risk for infection and other serious side effects. You must stay in the hospital for several weeks. You may also need to be in isolation after being in the hospital until your white blood cell counts start returning to normal. During this time, your stem cells are making new white blood cells. Here are some common side effects you can expect. Many of these are from chemotherapy or radiation treatments and will go away after treatment ends.
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The early side effects of a stem cell transplant aren't from the transplant but from the high-dose chemotherapy and radiation. These should go away over time while you are recovering from the transplant. You may also experience a strange taste in your mouth from the preservative used to freeze the stem cells. These are some common side effects. They vary depending on whether or not you had your stem cells from a donor. Ask your doctor which ones may be most likely for you.
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Stem cell transplants may be autologous, which means the stem cells come from your own body. Or they may be allogenic, which means the stem cells come from a donor. With CML, doctors prefer to use a donor for these 2 reasons.
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Stem cells may come from your own body or from a donor. A donor is someone whose tissue is a close match to yours. If the cells come from you, the transplant is called autologous. If they come from a donor, the transplant is called allogeneic. If you're using your own cells, they are removed before you have chemotherapy or radiation treatment and are stored until needed. Then the doctor puts them back into your body through a transfusion. There, they migrate or go to the bone marrow, where they begin to multiply.
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Stem cell transplants may be autologous, which means the stem cells come from your own body. Or they may be allogeneic, which means the stem cells come from a donor. Discuss the risks and benefits of each approach with your doctor beforehand. Here's a general description of how a stem cell transplant is done.
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The early side effects of a stem cell transplant are mostly from the high-dose chemotherapy you get before the transplant. The side effects aren't from the transplant but from the high-dose chemotherapy and radiation. These should go away as you recover from the transplant. You may also experience a strange taste in your mouth from the preservative used to freeze the stem cells. These are some of the other most common side effects. They vary based on whether the transplanted cells came from you or from a donor. Ask your doctor which side effects are most likely for you.
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The first step for this treatment is to be treated with high doses of chemotherapy. Your body would normally not be able to handle such high doses because all the bone marrow and many other cells would be destroyed. However, after the high-dose treatments, you are "rescued” by having healthy new stem cells transplanted.
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This treatment for multiple myeloma is similar to a bone marrow transplant. It destroys your bone marrow to get rid of the cancer cells there. The difference between stem cell and bone cell transplant is where the cells to be transplanted are collected. For bone marrow transplant, the cells come from the hip bone--yours or a donor's. For stem cell transplant, the cells come from blood--yours or a donor's. If you're using your own cells, it's called an autologous transplant. If you're using cells from a donor, it is called an allogeneic stem cell transplant.
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The early side effects of a stem cell transplant are from the high-dose chemotherapy and radiation, not the transplant. These should go away as you recover from the transplant. You may also experience a strange taste in your mouth from the preservative used to freeze the stem cells. These are some common side effects listed from most to least common.
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost or depleted blood components, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deli...
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Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous(IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient''s vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous(comprised of the patient''s...
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The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''...
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Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''s ...
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