Bone marrow transplants

Bone marrow transplants

The infusion of bone marrow into a patient who has been treated with high dose chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Patients may use their own marrow, which in some cases has been frozen.

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Bone marrow   The soft, sponge-like tissue in the center of most bones. It produces white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Bone...

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