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Stem cell treatment for cancer - how does it work?
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See below: A person with cancer is given high dose chemotherapy that kills cancer but also kills normal bone marrow. Stem cell transplants reconstitute bone marrow to permit survival. See this site for more info. http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/bonemarrowandperipheralbloodstemcelltransplant/stem-cell-transplant-types-of-transplant.
Answered 1/4/2015
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