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Stem cell transplantation

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The use of stem cells as a treatment for cancer or other diseases:</P> > >The stem cells are removed (or obtained) from a donor.

>Before a transplant is done for cancer, the patient receives high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation to destroy the malignant cells.

>The stem cells are then given to the patient in whom they can produce new blood and immune cells and replace the cells destroyed by the treatment.

</LI></OL> The stem-cell preparation is infused into a vein and, once in the bloodstream, the stem cells act like homing pigeons and head straight for the bone marrow space.

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