Stem Cells
Holds the promise to treat degenerative diseases, repair damaged tissues & help make enough healthy cells
Stem Cells
The process of stem cells being put back into the patient’s body
Intravenous line (IV)
A disease caused by uncontrollable division of abnormal cells
Cancer
Donors that suit the patient in which may help destroy any cancer cells that may remain after high-dose treatment
Allogenic
Donors that suit the patient in which may help destroy any cancer cells that may remain after high-dose treatment
Allogenic
Conventional therapy to treat cancer that generally have negative side effects and comes before stem cells treatment
Chemotherapy or radiation
White blood cells from your donor attack any cancer cells that remain in your body after high-dose treatments.
Graft-versus-tumour
The time usually taken for a stem cell transplantation
2 to 6 weeks depending on the case
Under certain experimental conditions, they can be induced to become tissue or organ specific cells with special functions to destroy cancer cells and replace damaged tissues
Stem Cells
Master cells that can produce any cell or tissue the body needs to repair itself
Pluripotent stem cells
A patient who is about to undergo cancer treatment will have their own stem cells removed and frozen for later use
Autologous
A type of white blood cell that is important to the immune system that search out and destroy disease
T-cells