Bone Marrow Transplants
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People with cancer may receive a bone marrow transplant as part of their cancer treatment. Leukemia and lymphoma are the two types of cancers that are most associated with a bone marrow transplant. A bone marrow transplant refers to the process of taking sick or diseased bone marrow caused by disease or high-dose chemotherapy and replacing it with healthy bone marrow, so that the bone marrow transplant recipient has the infection-fighting cells the body needs to stay healthy. A bone marrow transplant is given to help patients withstand high doses of chemotherapy. A bone marrow transplant may also be administered to help boost a patient's immune system in its fight against cancer.
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is proud to offer conventional and complementary cancer treatments. Depending on the patient, these treatments may range from a bone marrow transplant to naturopathic medicine. Please read more about a bone marrow transplant below, or follow this link now: Bone Marrow Transplant.
Bone Marrow Transplant Types
Depending on the type of cancer treatment and other factors, one patient may receive a different type of bone marrow transplant than another patient:
- Bone Marrow Transplant: Autologous
- Bone Marrow Transplant: Allogeneic
- Bone Marrow Transplant: Syngeneic
Each cancer patient who receives a bone marrow transplant will receive the type that most appropriately fits his or her situation. An autologous bone marrow transplant uses a patient's own bone marrow that will be extracted before chemotherapy takes place. The allogeneic bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow donated by another person. The most rare type of bone marrow transplant is the syngeneic bone marrow transplant. This last type is when the bone marrow of an identical twin is used for the bone marrow transplant.
More Information Concerning Bone Marrow Transplant Procedures
To obtain additional information regarding a bone marrow transplant, please contact CTCA today by utilizing the links provided on this page. We can also be reached via our toll-free number listed at the top of this page if you have cancer and are considering the services of Cancer Treatment Centers of America.
