Expanded pediatric BMT unit gives children more freedom to move around during treatment and a chance to play

For some kids with cancer and blood disorders, a blood and marrow transplant (BMT), also called a bone marrow transplant, can be their best hope to beat the condition. Atrium Health’s Levine Children’s Hospital has one of the few dedicated pediatric BMT units in the Southeast, offering both physical and emotional care. The unit treats cancers, as well as non-malignant blood disorders (like sickle cell disease) and immunodeficiencies with survival rates in th e top 10 in the country. And now,…
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