Dr. Lam Do discusses life-saving stem cell transplant with Christina (Hope) for Christmas. Christina, now able to register discusses how a marrow transplant saved her brother Luke, 17 years ago. ...
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PBSC (which stands for peripheral blood stem cell ) donation is a non-surgical, outpatient procedure.  There are two ways to donate to a patient – peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) or bone ...
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Asian American Donor Program (AADP) calls for more Filipino Donors in commemoration of bone marrow awareness month.   ALAMEDA, CA — The month of November is National Bone Marrow ...
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Trouble with Stem Cell Transplants: A Dearth of Donors Each year, nearly 9000 new cases of CML arise in the U.S.   Desimond Viray is a Californian in his early ‘30s. He works in IT ...
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Back in 2007, I was at a nightclub where a friend was hosting an event with the Asian American Donor Program. Yes, this was where I registered as a donor with a simple q-tip swab of my cheek ...
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When Evan was 3 years old, he began to suffer mysterious infections that landed him in the hospital. Eventually, he was diagnosed with chronic granulomatous disease, known as CGD, which makes him ...
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The following four patients are now ...
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