Consumer Health: The gift of bone marrow transplantation

In this season of celebrating and gift-giving, you could have the chance to give someone the gift of a second chance at life. Each year, approximately 18,000 people in the U.S. under 74 are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses for which a bone marrow transplant or an umbilical cord blood transplant are their best treatment options, according to the Health Resources& Services Administration. A bone marrow transplant, also called a stem cell transplant, is a…
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