Bone marrow transplant: plastic bag containing concentrated human bone marrow,prior to its infusion into a patient at the St Louis hospital,Paris. Chances of survival in acute leukaemia - a cancer of the bone marrow - and aggressive forms of anaemia have been increased by new techniques of bone marrow transplantation. Treatment is in two stages: first,malfunctioning bone marrow is eliminated through chemotherapy & radiotherapy,and replaced with a graft from a suitably compatible donor. Until the newly-installed immune system is working,the recipient is without means of fighting infection and must remain in a sterile environment for up to three months | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Plailly, Philippe |
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