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What illnesses can be possibly cured with a bone marrow transplant?
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∙ 12y ago
acute lymphatic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, Hodgkin disease, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, neuroblastoma, severe combined immune deficiency, anapalstic anemia, thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, Fanconi's anemia
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoPatients suffering from leukemia, aplastic anemia, and some immune deficiency diseases are treated with large doses of chemotheraphy and/or radiation. These therapies destroy abnormal stem cells and blood cells. Unfortunately, these therapies can also destroy the patient's normal cells found in bone marrow. Bone marrow transplants are used to infuse healthy marrow into a patient's blood stream after undergoing chemotherapy or radiation.
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∙ 12y agoBone marrow transplants can help cure cancers such as leukemia, breast, ovarian, and lymphomas such as Hodgkin's disease. It can also help treat immune deficiency disorders and aplastic anemia.
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∙ 13y agoA bone marrow transplant is the removal of marrow from one person and the transplant of the blood-forming cells either to the same person or to someone else.
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∙ 12y agoIllnesses where the body has trouble making new blood cells
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∙ 13y agoLeukemia
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Did a marrow transplant really cure AIDS?
The AP has reported that an American man with AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease after receiving a marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia. Doctors and researchers are cautioning that it might be a fluke.
What condition is treated with bone marrow transplant?
For adults there are many different conditions treated with bone marrow transplants such as; Amyloidosis, Aplastic anemia,Leukemia and Lymphoma. Once a BMT even cured somebody with aids...
How do you cure illnesses?
Illnesses can be cured in combinations of medications, surgery, and therapy. Illnesses are cured by the immune system also with assistance from the medical profession.
Can alcohol induced hepatitis be cured?
Only with a liver transplant however, I don't believe it would be accurate to say it is cured by transplant.
Is there a treatment for luekemia?
Acute myelogenous leukemia can be cured you can get a bone marrow transplant. My best friend had in done December 5 2001 and we have never had any problems since then. I hope that helps and God bless!!
Is it true that a case of AIDS has been cured by a 2008 bone marrow transplant study?
Yes, this is true: "Doctors in Germany say a patient appears to have been cured of HIV by a bone marrow transplant from a donor who had a genetic resistance to the virus. The researchers in Berlin said the man, who suffered from leukaemia and HIV, had shown no sign of either disease since the transplant two years ago. But they stressed it was an unusual case which needed further investigation. Experts said the result may boost interest in gene therapy for HIV. Berlin's Charite clinic said the 42-year-old patient was an American living in Berlin, but the man has not been identified. "
What impact does Lourdes give society?
People who have serious illnesses have been cured there.
Can lung cancer be cured by removing the diseased organ?
Its impossible to transplant a lung, so unfortunately, no.
What happens if you take drugs that aren't prescribed to you?
If you're lucky, you will just be cured from illnesses, you don't have.
Is social phobia curable?
Mental illnesses aren't cured - they're controlled. It's possible with counselling and/or medication.
Can diabetes be cured with a organ transplant?
Yes it can. There are two types of diabetes, insulin dependant and non insulin dependant. Diabetes ends up affecting the kidney and eventually a kidney transplant will be required. Because diabetes is caused by the insulin production, in the insulin dependant diabetes, often a pancreas and kidney transplant will take place. The pancreas is where the insulin is produced. By replacing the pancreas, insulin production becomes normal and diabetes is cured.
Who goes to Lourdes France?
Devout Roman Catholics, who believe that by making a pilgimage there they - or their loved ones - may be cured of illnesses.
