KNOW ALL ABOUT BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

Bone marrow is soft, spongy tissue in the body that contains hematopoietic stem cells. It is found in the center of most bones. Hematopoietic stem cells are also found in the blood that is moving throughout your body.

A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that infuses healthy blood-forming stem cells into your body to replace bone marrow that's not producing enough healthy blood cells. A bone marrow transplant is also called a stem cell transplant.

There are different types of bone marrow/stem cell transplants. The 2 main types are:

An allogeneic stem cell transplant uses healthy blood stem cells from a donor to replace bone marrow that's not producing enough healthy blood cells. The blood stem cells used in an allogeneic stem cell transplant can be collected from the donor's blood, collected from the bone marrow within a donor's hipbone, or collected from the blood of a donated umbilical cord.

An autologous stem cell transplant uses healthy blood stem cells from your own body to replace your diseased or damaged bone marrow. An autologous stem cell transplant might be an option if your body is producing enough healthy bone marrow cells. Those cells can be collected, frozen, and stored for later use.

A bone marrow transplant may be used to Safely allow treatment with high doses of chemotherapy or radiation by replacing or rescuing the bone marrow damaged by the treatment, Replace bone marrow that's not working properly with new stem cells, or Provide new stem cells, which can help kill cancer cells directly