UAE: 6 cancer patients treated using bone marrow transplant at Stem Cells Centre
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The treatment duration has varied for each patient, ranging from 19 days to up to one month.
The Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre (ADSCC) continues its successful implementation of the Abu Dhabi Bone Marrow Transplant program (AD-BMT) which it introduced in July 2020 - with a total of six patients with blood malignancies have been successfully treated and recovering well.
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Initiated by ADSCC, the AD-BMT programme was established to provide the highest standard of care in the field of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplant.
Single strain of bacteria may reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers found that a single strain of bacteria may be able to reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), as reported online in February 2021 in
JCI Insight.
Bone marrow transplant can be a lifesaving procedure for patients with blood cancers. However, GVHD is a potentially fatal side effect of transplantation, and it has limited treatment options. This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that better treatment options may be on the horizon for patients with GVHD.
Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., associate director of Basic Science at Hollings Cancer Center, and lead author Hanief Sofi, Ph.D., realized that protecting the health of the gastrointestinal tract is a good target for reducing severe GVHD.
This is how chemotherapy affects immunity IANS
New Delhi: The impact of the pandemic has been disastrous for many, including cancer patients, as health experts Thursday stressed that chemotherapy treatment decreases the immunity level of the patient by lowering white blood cells (WBC) count, which makes the patient more susceptible to infection from COVID-19.
According to experts, immunity plays a strong role in coping with such viruses or diseases as it produces antibodies to kill pathogens.
“Chemotherapy process decreases the immunity level of the patient by lowering white blood cells count. And with low white blood cells count severe infection can affect the patient more severely and add to the challenges,” Deni Gupta, Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Narayana Hospital Gurugram, told IANS on the occasion of World Cancer Day that is observed February 4.
Can Vaccines Protect You Against Cancer? Know From Experts
Experts say that the principle of immune-therapy is that before an antigen (foreign object) enters the body, the cells of the human body can be trained in advance and directed against those antigens. Unsplash Jeevan Prakash Sharma 2021-02-05T08:01:01+05:30 Can Vaccines Protect You Against Cancer? Know From Experts outlookindia.com 2021-02-06T11:42:26+05:30
Like Coronavirus, vaccines do provide protection against a few types of cancers such as liver cancer, cervical cancer, oral cancer, etc.
However, due to a lack of knowledge, many people don’t get themselves vaccinated. These vaccines can be administered at any age but you need to take it before you contract the infection – as it won’t be effective once an individual gets the disease.
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