From Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), I learned that stem cell transplantation can treat many patients with myeloma. Doctors usually use stem cell transplant to destroy myeloma cells. The first thing that the doctors have to do is collect stem cells from donors or patient, and then they froze and store them until it is needed. The patient with myeloma has to receive the stem cells through high-dose chemotherapy and then the stem cells are implant on the patients’ blood streams.
Things I would like to know after reading this article:
What are the side effects that a patient can get from this procedure?
Does this procedure actually work?
What are the pros and cons about stem cell transplantation ?
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