This is the story about Kamsiyochukwu Bryan Peter Ezenwa Kamsiyochukwu was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anaemia when he was two. As a part of conventional treatment, the child went through blood transfusions and other kinds of medical treatment methods, leaving the child further deteriorated in health. Unable to see Kamsiyochukwu in pain, the child’s […]
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Accreditation is Key in Securing a Cord Blood Transplant
Umbilical cord blood plays a potent role in treating life-threatening ailments like sickle cell anaemia, lymphoma, leukaemia and the like. Today, over 25,000 patients round the globe have had cord blood transplants since their parents had a long-term vision that made them donate the child’s umbilical cord blood to a prominent cord blood bank. In […]
Sickle Cell Anaemia and Cord Blood Therapy
Sickle cell disease is often thought of as a disease affecting people with dark skin, and a majority of patients – researchers estimate 60 to 80 percent – are African-American, but other races are also affected. People of Indian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic and Mediterranean heritage are also commonly affected, says an article published in the New York […]