Stem Cell Transplant – What is it Exactly?
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'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.
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