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	<title>Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<title>Difference Between Allogenic and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is perhaps considered as a somewhat medical miracle way back when it was discovered. The possibility of deriving cells for the purposes of regenerating in for the other diseased organs and stem cells is just entirely a new level of hope for cancer patients! Though of course, being such a cure way back, it is not entirely considered as the first remedy to any stem cell related disease. A stem cell transplant is actually considered as the very last resort when it comes to stem cell problems and/or blood production problems. Though through time, this will probably change. Because stem cell transplant continue to be refined as doctors want to consider it in myriads more circumstances for medical treatment as the possibilities with stem cell transplant is yet untapped. A stem cell transplant is done so that inflicted cancer patients can go through the intensive dosage of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in order to finally eliminate the malignant cancer cells. Chemotherapy is much more trusted of course in terms of the process than that of radiotherapy. It is though, known to weaken the patients because of the lack of nutrition and rest they get. Chemotherapy lessens all sorts of cells and defenses of a person. That is why a stem cell transplant is needed. Because if the person only goes through chemotherapy, he/she will be susceptible to more diseases after being cured of cancer which is not the point of getting chemotherapy. That is why a stem cell transplant is done before one. Stem cell transplant has two kinds: An Allogenic or Autologous stem cell transplant. An allogenic stem cell transplant includes a stem cell transplant donor. Either a bone marrow transplant/stem cell transplant can be done through allogenic stem cell transplant. Though complications might happen, because at times the stem cell that is transplanted reacts rather negatively to the host’s stem cells and thus it ends up attacking the “foreign” cells. While an Autologous stem cell transplant just means that the doctors will get stem cells from the same person who’s also the patient. Though of course, someone who’s already sick wouldn’t necessarily be strong enough for a transfer and that is why the latter option is made. They do a lot of preparations to ready the donor so the case of a host versus graft disease has a small chance of occurring.]]></description>
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		<title>The Science Behind Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let us start with what patients should look for as indications for the need of a stem cell transplant. Most of the recipients of a stem cell transplant are leukemia patients who do not sit well (or whose constitutions do not allow them for long hours of chemotherapy) with chemotherapy. There are also the children who need stem cell transplant because of their defects since birth. Other diseases that can be treated or cured with a stem cell transplant would be the following: Myelodysplastic syndrome, Ewing’s Sarcoma, Hogkin’s disease. A new type of stem cell transplant has been developed which is termed as a “myeloablative” or more commonly termed as a “mini-transplant”— these procedures need only few doses or exposures to chemotherapy or to radiation. (This is helpful for weak patients and of course, for children with special cases) There are two types of obtaining a stem cell for a stem cell transplant (of course as to where you get it from is dependent on the hosts’ sickness). The first type would be Autologous Stem Cell transplant which requires extraction from the patient himself. With this, the patient’s own stored stem cells are taken for a stem cell transplant. With an Autologous stem cell transplant, the chances for a graft-versus-host disease are low to nothing. Because the compatibility ratio of the stem cell being transfused is high. And thus the complications can be nullified or completely avoided. Although if the patient is secured that he/she has leukemia, there is the possibility of a complication. And that complication is a second cancer. The first cancer might possibly be cured but another one will develop because the blood cells will end up being overpowered or influenced by the source cell and thus another cancer is developed. The second type would be an Allogenic Stem cell transplant. This sort of stem cell transplant needs a donor for the host. A lot of preparations are done to both in order to secure the compatibility of the stem cells of both. Although these tests are done, after some stem cell transplants, the other cells end up reacting in a negative manner and thus the “graft-versus-host-disease” is developed. A compatible donor is found through blood tests and the likes and there are gene categories to take into consideration.]]></description>
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		<title>The Breakthrough About Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you can just replace a diseased cell that’s causing your loved one a huge amount of trouble. Imagine, if you could possibly even donate to this person/loved one. Well in all seriousness, you don’t have to imagine it at all. Although imperfect and not quite there yet, a stem cell transplant is as good as it can get. Although not widely known, a stem cell transplant is also termed as regenerative medicine (also a bone marrow transplant, or termed as an umbilical cord transplant) a stem cell transplant have been used in the United States since 1960’s. And these stem cell transplants use or cultivate adult stem cells. As they are also being tested in other applications, including a number of diseases… such as cardiac arrest or in simpler terms a common yet fatal heart failure. Stem cell transplant started using a bone marrow derived stem cell. This first every stem cell transplant actually reduced the possibility of a threatening complication called a graft-versus-host-disease. The first physician to perform a bone marrow transplant or a stem cell transplant was on a sickness which was none other than malignant cancer. A stem cell transplant is simply a process that helps the patient in “stocking up” or “refilling” the body’s supply of healthy blood-forming cells. What they usually term it is highly dependent of the source of where the stem cells are coming from. From a bone marrow stem cell transplant as mentioned before and an umbilical cord stem cell transplant. There are also two types of stem cell transplants: The one wherein the stem cell comes from the patient himself (an autologous stem cell transplant) or that which the stem cell comes from a compatible donor (An Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant).]]></description>
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		<title>Autologous and Allogenic Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A stem cell transplant makes use of the body’s master cells, which are stem cells. A stem cell transplant makes use of these unspecialized cells to create more cells of a specified kind. There are ways in order to obtain stem cells and one of them would be to get them from embryos and fetuses. This is actually said to be the best way to obtain stem cells and to use them for future transplants. As of course, everyone has stem cells, so do adults and these are termed as adult stem cells (which are commonly used for bone marrow transplants) A stem cell transplant can include a bone marrow transplant as a whole or just bits or small bits of blood. A stem cell transplant has a lot of uses. (And as you read this, researchers and doctors alike are looking at how to use this as a study and basis for how other diseases occur and how to combat them specifically) A number of diseases can be cured (although with risks) through a stem cell transplant. Leukemia, certain types of lymphoma, apalstic anemia, thalassemia, congenital metabolic immunodeficiency disorders and sickle cell anemia are just a number of the diseases it can help cure. Stem cell transplant can include a donor and a host and will include preparation, chemotherapy and radiation. Or could also just possibly include the patient, these are termed Allogenic stem cell transplant and Autologous stem cell transplant accordingly. A Stem cell transplant can also be termed a bone marrow transplant which would give rise to the usage of anesthetics because the stem cell transplant is done through the removal of a marrow from the donor’s hip with a medical syringe. This procedure takes about an hour. (Given that it does not have any complications whatsoever). At times though, there are ways to just simply synthesize from adults. A drug can be given o an adult that helps the person’s bone marrow to produce more stem cells and these extra stem cells are taken and are kept in a special freezer. (Yes, stem cell transplant can be as easy as getting a stem cell from a prepared freezer instead of synthesizing from the day it is needed).]]></description>
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		<title>Autologous Stem Cell Transplant &#8211; Things To Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The potential of a stem cell transplant is multifarious. That is to say, up to know doctors are still researching the many possibilities as to stem cell transplant. The process in itself is very promising, that if you are able to specify what kind of cell the stem cell would be specifically mature into, you can even end up developing new organs. As of today, stem cell transplant is used to cure: Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, Anemia, Leukemia and others. Stem cell transplant has about two kinds which involve where the stem cell transplant will get the “stem cell” that’s going to be transferred. There is the one in which a donor is not necessary, the doctors look for stem cells to transplant in the patients body. These types of stem cell transplants do not incur graft versus host diseases. Because of the fact that the stem cells will clearly be easily transferred and will not fight or attack the cells wherein they are transferred. This is called an autologous stem cell transplant. While there is the other one in which would involve a preparation process for the sake of the patient or receiver of the stem cell? This means that there is a donor of the stem cell. This is basically termed as a Allogenic stem cell transplant. Although with this type of stem cell transplant there would of course as the opposite of an analogous stem cell transplant, the patient can end up getting a host versus graft disease. Because in this sort of stem cell transplant, the transferred stem cells would end up fighting or attacking the other cells where it is transferred and thus would basically just weaken the patient more. At worst case, another cancer might develop… or the patient might end up dying.]]></description>
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		<title>Important Things You Should Know About Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A stem cell transplant is basically the transfer of blood producing cells into diseased parts. (Also known as a bone marrow transplant and umbilical cord transplant) It helps cure both malignant and non malignant types of diseases. The blood production process after a stem cell transplant is performed. There is also a belief that stem cells offer quite a number of huge possibilities as to a stem cell transplant is concerned. Though of course, while the number of uses increases, so do the ethical issues and the mature researches. (Though of course most of these are only plans for the future) There are pre transplant tests and standard procedures before a stem cell transplant. Ones that can help secure that your surgery will be a success. These are types of processes that would of course, be dependent on the patient. Your disease type can be a variable, your overall condition (how bad your condition is, or how healthy you might be and how light the concerns of the stem cell transplant) and lastly, the sort of stem cell transplant you’re planning to get is taken as part of the things to be considered. There is also a process that concerns preparing much more for the operation up ahead. It is a process called “Conditioning” (as you would notice, there are tons of procedures before getting the actual stem cell transplant. Because as one would know, all lives are important and in handling them, one must take all precautions necessary) The risks involved though, are highly fatal. Death can occur if one does a stem cell transplant wrong. There is also the possibility of rejection if it comes from a donor hosts (An Allogenic stem cell transplant as oppose to an autologous stem cell transplant). There is also the possibility of the stem cells not agreeing, and thus resulting in a vital organ infection and the likes because the rejected stem cell will end up attacking the “foreign” cell sin your body because it is not compatible.]]></description>
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		<title>Hematepoietic and Other Kinds of Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HSCT or Hematepoietic Stem Cell Transplant is the transfer or infusion of blood stem cells from the bone marrow (a stem cell transplant of this kind is usually known as a stem cell transplant) Stem cell transplant is a procedure that has something to do with the fields of hematology or blood and oncology. A stem cell transplant is commonly performed on people who have diseases concerning blood, the bone marrow or certain cancers. Because of Hematepoietic stem cell transplants, the medical procedure is now more commonly performed with the use of stem cells that are gotten through peripheral blood rather than as we commonly know— from bone marrows. The process is done because it provides a much bigger graft (or part that can be taken) and does not necessarily need the donor or the outside participant to be injected with anesthesia. Although of course, with all these findings, and all the pros of it, a Hematepoietic stem cell transplant is still quite as dangerous as other types of stem cell transplants. (Not quite really “dangerous” as it has risks involved. But what thing in life does not involve risks if it allows for the possibility of a longer life?) The pioneers of stem cell transplant were cancer researchers who started studying stem cell transplant through the transfer or transfusion of the bone marrow. These are Fred Hutchinson and E. Donall Thomas, who was later awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In this research, they showed that bone marrow cells transfused could “refill” the bone marrow and create new blood cells themselves. Their work also possibly halved the risks of getting an after effect wherein the hosts’ cells do not quite agree with the grafted cells. It is termed a “graft-versus-host disease” in the medical world which would say quite a lot about what happens in this type of complication.]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cell Transplant &#8211; What is it Exactly?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A stem cell transplant is the transfer of a healthy stem cell (or healthy blood producing cells) if one’s bone marrow stops working or when it doesn’t produce enough healthy cells anymore. (And thus can probably cause complications and at worst cases can cause damage to some vital organs because of the lack of blood cells, platelets and the likes). A stem cell transplant helps the person who has anemia (because it helps in the creation of blood cells or platelets) It also helps stop the person from getting fatal infections or diseases. How and Why a Stem Cell Transplant? After the explanation, it is very much obvious that it helps those whose blood producing cells have been damaged by disease or some other unfortunate malfunction in the body. A stem cell transplant may aid in the replacement of a ruined or otherwise failing bone marrow. (And thus a stem cell transplant of this kind is usually termed as a bone marrow transplant) It can also destroy sick bone marrows that would otherwise end up creating cancer cells. The Risks involved: With every other procedure, there will always be risked involved. It would be quite foolish to assume that there aren&#8217;t any just because it’s being done by a professional. There are these cases in which when the stem cell transplant is Allogenic (Or it comes from a donor or outside source) sometimes these stem cells do not quite “agree” with where it is transferred. And thus it will end up attacking your body instead of helping it. But it can be monitored and thus prevented. There is also a possibility of failure. And thus, nothing is achieved through the stem cell transplant. There are also possibilities of organ damage, cataracts, a possible second cancer… and at the very worst case: death.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Stem Cell Transplant Cure Cancer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When one hear that his or her relative is plagued with a disease such as cancer, you end up thinking that for sure… the only way is to expose them to dangerous examinations and x-rays. And you’re probably preparing yourself for the flood of medicine bills as well as the hospital bills. A stem cell transplant is a better cure for cancer. Why you might ask? A stem cell is actually the blood forming cells in your body. They can balance out the white battle between your white blood and red blood cells. And it can come from a number of sources from within the patient’s body or from a donor. This procedure is done usually in order to treat the people whose stem cell has been damaged by a disease. It helps the people who have malignant diseases (Like was said, malignant would be cancer) and the nonmalignant type. (Anemia and the likes as to lack of red blood cells) There are three sources that a doctor can do this procedure. A stem cell transplant starts with deciding where to get the healthy stem cell. A stem cell transplant is actually known also as an umbilical cord transplant or a bone morrow transplant, the name only dependent on the source of the stem cell. There are two kinds: A stem cell transplant using the patient’s own stem cell (Autologous stem cell transplant) or they can use a stem cell form a donor’s body (Allogenic stem cell transplant) Although a stem cell transplant is trusted there are several cases that end up in fatalities. It is when the host and the grafted cells do not agree with each other or not deemed compatible by the body and thus complications occur. There is also the possibility of the stem cell that has been transplanted to be damaged by the cancer cell and thus causing a secondary cancer. Also, there is a small percentage of death. Although the cases wherein a stem cell transplant goes wrong are quite few.]]></description>
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		<title>A Growing Interest in Stem Cell Transplant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A transfusion of a healthy blood producing cell into some bone marrow that has malfunctioned and is currently threatening the life of a loved one— it’s not so far with reality is it? Probably, you’ve heard of the procedure or the words “Stem Cell Transplant” from the news and now your curiosity is piqued and thus you’ve stumbled at this document. So what’s so interesting about a stem cell transplant? Well, with the rise of the good researches about “Stem Cell Transplants” and stem cells in general— it is now known that with watching stem cells grow, they can mature into bones, heart muscle, nerve cells and other organs and tissue. With such sort of understanding, we can be better prepared for how other diseases occur and how best to possibly cure them! And with these facts in tact, it is also hoped for that somehow… the stem cells can be directed to become specific cells so they can be used to recreate and cure damaged tissues on future patients. Stem cells are considered as the “master cells” in the body. All sorts of specialized functions come from them. And under the right conditions of a patient and under a specialized laboratory they can be made to perform a specific function. And with that, a stem cell transplant can provide miracle cures to those who are sick with leukemia (cancer types which are considered malignant) or those with non malignant sicknesses. With a stem cell transplant, (or a bone marrow transplant) one can be cured of cancer! Or a non working bone marrow could possibly be cured or be helped in a faster convalescence. Though of course, with these advances the cons go hand in hand with the pros. Though a stem cell transplant is hugely successful almost all cases, but then, there will always be times of risks involved. So we may never be too sure of ourselves. (And thus there are procedures and processes before undergoing a stem cell transplant).]]></description>
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