Browsing: Bone-Marrow Transplant

A bone-marrow transplant is a medical procedure used to treat patients with damaged or diseased bone marrow. It involves replacing the patient’s unhealthy marrow with healthy stem cells, which can regenerate the body’s blood and immune cells. These transplants are commonly used to treat conditions like leukemia, lymphoma, and certain genetic blood disorders. The procedure can involve stem cells from the patient (autologous) or from a donor (allogeneic). Though potentially life-saving, bone marrow transplants come with significant risks, including graft-versus-host disease and infections, making careful patient selection and post-transplant care critical.