BLK Super Speciality Hospital

Bone marrow transplant   has created lifesaving opportunities for a number of people and their families who before had no hope, especially in cases of life-threatening cancers. The evolution of  bone marrow transplantation  in its present various forms  has massively pushed  the life expectancy rates for even those cases where the possibility of survival was mere an idea with no concrete plan on  ground  to support that in reality. If we look at the many research and tests which have been carried out in this realm, the result will conclude at least for further possibilities of enhancing the success rate of a bone marrow transplant. Presently, the success rate of  allogeneic stem cell transplantation in India   or in other successful medical hubs of the world should be in terms of those numbers which are proposed by US National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP). They conducted an independent study  on  many cases of allogenic b...

Bone marrow transplant in India is performed on people whose bone marrow is not healthy enough to process out some specific parts of the blood which comprises of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, all of these have significant functions for proper working of the body. If the bone marrow is not healthy, hematopoietic stem cells (bone marrow is also composed of these) can fail to make new cells. Bone marrow transplant specialist states the possible reasons and risk factors which lead to an inapt working of bone marrow, they usually include chronic infections, disease, cancer such as leukaemia and lymphoma and its treatment as well. Aplastic anemia affects the new blood cell forming capability of bone marrow. Genetics can also cause disease which can affect proper functioning of bone marrow, common examples are sickle cell anemia and thalassemia. To cure these cases, bone marrow transplant has developed as a medical procedure to transplant healthy stem cells in...