stem cell transplant

a stem cell transplant involves replacing your stem cells with a donor’s healthy stem cells.

The stem cells are the cells made by your body that differentiate into different types of blood cells. With some blood cancers, replacing diseased stem cells with a donor’s healthy stem cells can help to remove the cancer cells.

most commonly stem cell transplants include cells from a donor’s peripheral blood or bone marrow.

Stem cell transplants require chemotherapy or radiation therapy to remove the diseased stem cells before they are replaced with a donor’s healthy stem cells.

There are many side effects from stem cell transplants including a risk of contracting severe infections while waiting for the healthy cells to grow in your body.