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Why would bone marrow transplant be needed?

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Which bone marrow transplant uses the patients own bone marrow?

it is called an autologous bone marrow transplant


What is known as harvesting bone marrow and receiving it later as a bone marrow transplant?

Autologous bone marrow transplant


What is a bone marrow be specific?

Bone marrow is spongy white and dose not just sit in our bones. People with cancer need bone marrow transplant because the bone marrow is needed for our immune system.


When the donor is the patient himself it is what type of bone marrow transplant?

Autologous = own marrow Allogeneic = transplant from a related (or tissue matched) donor. Syngeneic = transplant from an identical twin.


What is the treatment if bone marrow stops producing any type of cells?

About the only thing would be a bone marrow transplant if your bone marrow isn't working.


Which is the year of the first bone marrow transplant in the US with success?

The first successful bone marrow transplant was in 1973.


Mrs gilmer's leukemia is being treated with a bone marrow transplant some of her bone marrow was harvested so that she will be able to receive a bone marrow transplant?

autologous


How do use bone marrow in a sentence?

The bone marrow transplant was scheduled in a month.


What type of bone marrow transplant usues bone marrow from a donor?

allogenic


What bone marrow is used in a bone marrow transplant?

the purpose of the bone marrow is to make up the bone


Has leukemia and requires a bone marrow transplant part of the treatment was the harvesting of her bone marrow so she could receive it later as a?

autologous bone marrow transplant, "auto" means "self"


Can a bone marrow biopsy determine if you are compatible for a bone marrow transplant?

A blood test is usually sufficient but a biopsy would determine that as well.