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High costs keep patients from using stem cells harvested from umbilical cords Scientists are studying ways to treat HIV, cerebral palsy and other diseases using umbilical cord blood, although little of the collected blood will actually be used. Credit:Banc de Sang via flickr Youd think doctors and patients would be clamoring for cells so versatile they could help reboot a body suffering from everything from leukemia to diabetes. But a new report shows that an important source of these stem cellsdiscarded umbilical cordsis rarely used because of high costs and the risk of failure. Stem cells drawn from newborns umbilical cord blood are sometimes used to treat medical conditions, especially bone and blood cancers like multiple myeloma or lymphoma by replacing dysfunctional blood-producing cells in bone marrow. Generally the diseased cells are destroyed with chemotherapy and irradiation. Then new stem cells are transplanted into the patient to restore function. Cord blood stem cells are an alternative to bone marrow transplants and peripheral blood transplants, in which stem cells are gathered from the blood stream. Cord blood tends to integrate better with the body and it is easier to find a suitable donor than the alternatives. Yet less than 3 percent … Continue reading →

CBS New York (con't) Affordable Care Act Updates: CBSNewYork.com/ACA Health News & Information: CBSNewYork.com/Health NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) A New York woman battling leukemia was especially grateful this Thanksgiving, as she credited the kindness of a total stranger with helping save her life. They found the donor, and it was just basically like a weight lifted off my shoulders, said Jeanine Walsh, 38. As CBS2s Dr. Max Gomez reported Thursday, Walsh the mother of two young children has been battling leukemia for the second time in two years. I was in total and complete shock, she said. No members of Walshs family were a match for her, but a willing donor was found through the national registry. Peripheral stem cells were collected from the donor, located in the Western U.S., earlier this week. The process took just a few hours. We attach the patient, that is the donor, to a machine. The machine takes blood form the donor, filters out the stem cells if you will, and returns the rest of the blood to the donor, said Dr. Michael Schuster, director of stem cell transplantation at Stony Brook University Hospital. Read more: Stranger Donates Stem Cells In Hopes Of Curing New … Continue reading →

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Jeanine Walsh says she has a lot to be thankful for right now. "They found the donor and it was just basically like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders." The 38yearold mother of two young children is battling leukemia for the second time in two: "I was in totally and complete shock. Shane: Everything was going so good." No members of Jeanine's family were a match for her, but a willing donor was found through the National registry. Peripheral Stem cells were collected from the donor located in the Western US earlier this week. The process takes just a few hours. Dr. Michael Schuster from Stony Brook University Hospital says, "We attach the donor to a machine. The machine takes blood form the donor, filters out the stem cells if you will and returns the rest of the blood to the donor." He says a stem cell transplant is critical for Jeanine. "When leukemia comes back as it has in this case there is zero chance for a cure without a transplant." "We will get through it, says Jeanine's husband Shane. She will get through it, did it once we will do it again right." Jeanine is recovering … Continue reading →

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Up next: Radiation More here: http://cvkickingcancersass.com/2014/11/24/video-some-good-news-and-next-steps/ Correction: At 12:57, I meant "If I got through high dose chemo and the stem cell transplant" By: Carolyn Van … Continue reading →

CINCINNATI -- The daughter of a Cincinnati Bengal who has already been through a lot spent another day in the hospital for treatment Tuesday. Leah Still -- Devon Stills daughter -- underwent a stem cell transplant procedure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The stem cell treatment is an effort to regenerate her bone marrow and stem cells. Stem cells definitely smell like corn...yall wasn't lying Still flew to Philadelphia Monday to be with Leah. They went shopping at a mall. The smile you have after shutting down the mall, literally. This girl had security and the... http://t.co/HHWtLhf4pf pic.twitter.com/QFRMJsdlCX Still tweeted another photo Tuesday while they waited for her treatment to begin. Selfies in the hospital to pass time by as we wait for the stem cells http://t.co/q6JZOIyi9q pic.twitter.com/ogB0J0Gitg Leah was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma in June. She had surgery to remove a tumor from her abdomen in September, followed by chemotherapy to try to remove the cancer from her bone marrow. She has already been treated with a round of chemotherapy and radiation. Still said the family hopes that will be her only round of chemo and radiation but that it depends on how her results come back. He … Continue reading →

Macenzie Hawkins "Let It Go" This amazing little girl was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma on February 26, 2014. This was recorded on week before she began stem cell transplant treatment. She died the next day. She... By: Janet Barnes … Continue reading →

Cancer Free For an Year,My Story Behind YouTube Channel Today I'm Cancer FREE for a year. Never, never, never give up. Pain is temporary Pride is forever :') Also Watch Why Diwali is so important for me- Stem cell transplant story. https://www.youtub... By: Ruchi Gokhale … Continue reading →