Learn what a blood and marrow transplant is, and where blood stem cells come from.
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.
Learn what happens during a donor's stem cells harvest.
Learn how your child's stem cells are harvested, before the blood and marrow transplant.
Learn about how graft-versus-host disease is prevented and treated, after an allogeneic transplant.
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.
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 the procedures during your child's allogeneic blood and marrow transplant.
Learn which children with acute myeloid leukemia are recommended for a bone marrow transplant (BMT).
Leukemia is a type of cancer. Learn about the more common types of leukemia, how leukemia is diagnosed, treated and what the prognosis is.
Parents can learn about chronic graft-versus-host disease, a possible late effect that occurs after a child's blood and 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 why a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia may need a bone marrow transplant.
Your child needs to take the medicine called thiotepa. This information sheet explains what thiotepa does, how it is given, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Your child will receive a medicine called filgrastim. This information sheet explains what filgrastim does, how it is given, what side effects or problems you or your child may have when using this medicine specifically for stem cell collection and who to
Learn about the different subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and how they are diagnosed.
Understanding the diagnosis of a brain tumour is necessary to choose the most effective treatment for your child. Find out about the different categories of brain tumours, staging and grading.
Learn how unrelated donors are found, before your child's blood and marrow transplant.
There are many types of cancer, but there are some things that are similar in most cancers. Learn about cells, tumours and how cancer spreads.
A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
Information for parents about infantile osteopetrosis, a rare genetic condition that may cause fractures, short stature (height), recurrent infections, hearing loss and vision problems.
Learn how blood works, what bone marrow is and how the lymphatic system works inside our bodies.
A lumbar puncture is done to look at cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to examine if it contains cancer cells. Learn why you may need this test, how a lumbar puncture is done and what to expect after the test.
Learn what is involved while preparing for your child's autologous transplant.
Information for parents about infections that may occur after a child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
