NBCC fundraiser stems hope for treatment development at Saint John Regional Hospital

Posted: Published on February 15th, 2014

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SAINT JOHN, N.B. Call it a gift of love from students and staff with NBCC Saint Johns Allied Health Education Centre.

This morning, the program fundraised and donated a cheque for over $11,000 to the head of the Saint John Regional Hospitals Stem Cell Therapy Transplantation program.

Doctor Terrance Comeau believes its important to fund stem cell research, not just because its used to fight cancer, but for the promise it shows to treat other health issues.

Hopefully the next thing will be to embark on regenerative medicine where we can use stem cells to treat people who have had a severe heart damage from a heart attack or spinal cord injury or have suffered from a large stroke. Larger centres around the world are working on that now. Its in its infancy stage.

Comeau adds the money will also go towards an initiative to make stem cell treatments an outpatient procedure.

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