Transplantation

Cord Blood Stem Cells Seen as Advantageous Alternative

Published in Blood Weekly, December 23rd, 1996

With the dramatic shortage of bone marrow for transplantation in the United States, doctors have turned to cord blood to fill the gap.

In many cases, the advantages of stem cells outweigh those of bone marrow. Tremendous technological advances in recent years have made it possible for doctors to harvest and freeze stem cells from cord blood for use in transplants, and the Cord Blood Registry has offered expectant parents the opportunity to collect and cryogenically store their newborn's umbilical cord blood as a biological insurance policy against future serious illness.

Hematologists have recommended private cord blood banking for families that...

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