Background: The bone marrow transplant is a procedure whereby the normal stem cells obtained from a person and infuse it back to the same person or another person after the process of filtration with an aim to transfuse healthy bone marrow into a person in place of an unhealthy bone marrow.
Methods: In this review the different databases such as PubMed, were searched for articles related to bone marrow transplantation. Additional information were also obtained from different books.
Summary: It is aimed to cure cancer and many other illnesses. When a child's bone marrow has been damaged or destroyed due to a disease or intense treatments of radiation or chemotherapy for cancer, a bone marrow transplant may be needed. As like any other procedure the bone marrow transplant and its prognosis may vary from child to child. New methods to improve treatment and decrease complications and side effects of a transplant are continually being discovered.
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2022: 6.012
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