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Wednesday, 1 November 2017

How Stem Cell Treatment Centers Give Patients Another Chance

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By Paul Jones


Just a few decades ago people routinely died of diseases that are now commonly regarded as minor. Flu, bronchitis, measles and infections killed millions of people before things like antibiotics and penicillin was discovered. To this day, researchers work hard at finding new breakthroughs. They have many successes and more and more disease are conquered. Stem cell treatment centers seems to be one of the new options that promises a very great advance in the way many diseases and conditions will be treated.

Bone marrow transplants have been performed for at least thirty years, but only as a last resort and only on patients that suffered from cancers that is related to the blood, such as Lymphoma and Leukaemia. They routine receive chemotherapy that destroys not only the destructive mutant cells in the body, but the healthy ones too. Bone marrow transplants can encourage the growth of healthy new cells and boost the immune systems of such patients.

It is true that bone marrow transplants are done mainly on cancer patients at present, and only as a last resort, but researchers are confident that this revolutionary therapy will soon be in general use for the curing or management of many types of diseases. Unfortunately, research is still in its infancy and much more needs to be done before this type of therapy can be used on humans safely.

It is foreseen that patients suffering from serious brain degeneration conditions such as Alzheimer and parkinson will be benefiting from bone marrow transplants. New cell growth in the brain will counter the effects of steady degeneration of the brain. Those with spinal injuries and even physical injuries to the brain will also benefit. It is even foreseen that these transplants will be able to reverse the horrendous effects of strokes.

Heart disease remains one of the most common modern medical complaints. Huge strides has been made in the development of new medicines and techniques to effectively deal with a variety of heart related problems. However, when the heart is physically damaged, not much can be done. Researchers are confident that bone marrow transplants will eventually be effective in stimulating the growth of new muscles and blood cells.

There are many vehement opposers to further research in this field. They say that the general public does not know that it is seldom real bone marrow that is transplanted, but rather the fluids obtained from the umbilical cords of unborn babies. This, they say, is not only dangerous but it opens the door to extreme greed and unacceptable ethical behaviour. Furthermore, at present almost all failed transplant result in the death of the patient.

Critics also say that researchers are far too liberal in their claims regarding the future benefits of bone marrow transplants. They say that researches have not produced a shred of evidence to back their extravagant claims and that they are creating false hope simply in order to secure research grants and to make large profits at institutions currently offering this form of therapy.

Whether bone marrow transplants will become the latest wonder cure nobody seems to know for sure. If, however, the claims of researchers prove to be true, millions of people will benefit. Mankind is innovative and persistent. Perhaps this will all become true.




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