Bone marrow transplants can be life-saving for patients suffering from certain types of cancer, blood disorders and other diseases — but for many patients, finding a match can take months or years.
For adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a type of cancer that originates in the bone marrow, allogeneic stem cell transplantation (more commonly known as a bone marrow transplant) may be ...
BMT has revolutionized the treatment of several severe pediatric disorders, including thalassemia major, severe aplastic ...
The Center for Racial and Health Equity generously supports MinnPost’s Race & Health Equity coverage; learn why. If someone receives bone marrow from a donor of a community of lower socioeconomic ...
A 10-year-old girl in Pennsylvania is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant — and her mother is on a mission to find the perfect match. Lani Walter suffers from a disease called DOCK8 deficiency ...
A 13-year-old baseball player returned to the mound Friday night at Bayshore Little League in Tampa after beating bone marrow cancer.
Brody House got his transplant from his 6-year-old brother, Gabe ...
Sep. 20—A SUNY Oneonta student-lead bone marrow donation drive has identified matches for two people needing transplants. The news comes the day before World Marrow Donor Day, Saturday, Sept. 21. The ...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA)— Blood donors of African descent are needed to save the life of a Florida 18-year-old fighting an ...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many people with blood cancers don't have suitable bone marrow donors in their family and are desperately waiting to find a stranger who's a match. Several Pennsylvania lawmakers ...