Stem Cell Transplant

What is Stem Cell Transplant?

CATEGORY: Procedures

As stem cells can be grown and transformed into specialized cells with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves through cell culture, their use in medical therapies has been proposed.

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How do members experience Stem Cell Transplant?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Multiple myeloma 1,131 70
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 63 29
Multiple sclerosis 31 20
Support immune health 5 1
Hodgkin's lymphoma 3 3

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Fatigue 14
Diarrhea 10
Nausea 8
Hair loss 6
Headaches 4
Peripheral neuropathy 4

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 21
Moderate 31
Mild 26
None 76

Member evaluations

j

jcaar

evaluated on Mar 15, 2010

  • Perceived effectiveness for inability to manipulate tongue: Slight
  • Side effects: None

clippedwings

evaluated on May 21, 2010

  • Perceived effectiveness for CD133+ stem cell transplant in frontal cortex: Slight
  • Side effects: None

C.J.

evaluated on Jun 27, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None
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