Your child's health-care team may offer stem cell transplants to treat your child's sickle cell disease. Learn about the treatment, including its benefits and risks.
A bone marrow transplant may be a treatment for some types of cancer. Read about what to expect before, during and after a bone marrow transplant.
Learn about blood and marrow transplants (BMT), the reasons for BMT, how the marrow and immune system work, and the BMT health-care team.
Learn what happens during your child's allogeneic stem cell transplant.
Learn why a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia may need a bone marrow transplant.
Learn which children with acute myeloid leukemia are recommended for a bone marrow transplant (BMT).
Parents can find out if their child is a candidate for a blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn what a blood and marrow transplant is, and where blood stem cells come from.
Parents can find helpful resources on blood and marrow transplants.
Learn about the members of your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT) medical and surgical teams.
Learn about total body irradiation which is given to a child before the blood and marrow transplant.
Bone marrow tests allow the doctor to look at the cells in your bone marrow to make a diagnosis. Read more about bone marrow, how bone marrow tests are done and what to expect after the test.
Your health-care team may offer red blood cell transfusions or stem cell transplants to treat your sickle cell disease. Learn about both treatments, including their benefits and risks.
A blood and marrow transplant (BMT) replaces the bone marrow system with healthy stem cells. A BMT may be done because there are too few blood stem cells, the blood cells do not work properly or it may be part of cancer treatment.
Learn what is involved while preparing for your child's autologous transplant.
A respiratory therapist (RT) is a health professional specially trained to help patients with breathing disorders. An RT will help care for your child after heart surgery.
Learn about the medical tests your child takes before a blood and marrow transplant.
Learn how a bone marrow aspirate and bone marrow biopsy are performed.
Parents can learn about bone marrow and the immune system, as they prepare for their child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT)/cellular therapy (CT).
Learn about research and clinical trials related to your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Learn how complications are treated after a blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn how a cell morphology test is performed and how it can confirm a leukemia diagnosis.
Learn about nutrition and how to store and handle food after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Learn potential issues that can result from treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Learn how your child can keep their bones strong after a blood and bone marrow transplant.
