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Cord blood can be used to treat a variety of diseases (for a complete list, visit http://www.mazecordblood.com/cordblood-transplant.htm). Currently, cord blood is typically used to treat blood diseases where a bone marrow transplant would be used. It is transfused into the patient through a vein.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe stem cells in a baby's umbilical cord blood can be preserved for potential life-saving treatments for the baby or other family members.
Currently, stem cells are being used in transplant medicine to regenerate a patient's blood and immune system after they have been treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation to destroy cancer cells. In the future, stem cells may also be used to improve the treatment of some of the most common diseases such as Heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's.
Hopefully the cord blood is never needed, but banking it is essentially a form of health insurance.
The only con is the price of banking it. But there are coupons online, for ex:
http://www.cord-blood-banking-coupon.com has one for $250 off.
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∙ 10y agoCord blood stem cells can be very beneficial to the patient in treating illnesses. Stem cells from the placenta could be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders that would otherwise be untreatable.
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What is the meaning of a cord blood transplants?
Cord blood is a sample of blood taken from a newborn baby's umbilical cord. The meaning of a cord blood transplant is saving the cord blood for later use.
What does Cord Blood America do with cord blood?
"Cord Blood America collects, tests, processes, and preserves umbilical cord blood. They do this in order to provide families with a place to store this precious cord blood for future use."
What is done with the cord blood afterbirth?
The cord blood is either donated in the public cord blood bank or stored in a family cord blood bank. Storing cord blood in a family blood bank requires you to pay annual storage fee.
Are all cord blood banks expensive?
Watch the video by clicking on the link I added to the related links section below, and get answers to these questions about cord blood banking:What is cord blood?What does cord blood banking cost?Is cord blood banking worth the cost?Why is cord blood banking so expensive?Are all cord blood banks expensive?
Who is in charge of cord blood america?
Matthew Schissler is the CEO of Cord Blood America. You can go to the Cord Blood America website and get more information about Mattew Schissler and about Cord Blood America.
What is umbilical cord blood?
A cord blood donation is an act of giving your newborn's umbilical cord to a public cord blood bank. The donated cord blood will be stored in a nitrogen-filled freezer until a recipient orders one.
What is a blood cord used for?
A blood cord is a reference to the umbilical cord. It is called this because blood builds up in the cord and the term is generally used by medical professionals.
What is umbilical cord blood donations?
A cord blood donation is an act of giving your newborn's umbilical cord to a public cord blood bank. The donated cord blood will be stored in a nitrogen-filled freezer until a recipient orders one.
When and where did the first cord blood bank open in Canada?
The Alberta Cord Blood Bank is Canada's first public cord blood bank and it was founded in 1996. Here, you can only donate cord blood.
Where can someone locate cord blood banking services in Canada?
You can find a cord blood banking service in Canada at the Cord Blood Bank of Canada website. Alternatively, you can also find a cord blood banking service in Canada at the Health Cord website.
Is blood cord a Hereditary disease?
No it is not. cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders.
Which organisation in Detroit, MI helps with cord blood donation ?
I think National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank can helps with cord blood donation
