The Value Of Stem Cells
Following are just a few quick facts regarding the proven value of stem cells:
- Harvesting umbilical cord blood poses no risk to the mother or child, whereas a bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell donor must undergo invasive medical procedures and is exposed to the risk of infection.
- Umbilical cord blood is cryogenically stored and immediately available.
- Umbilical cord blood stem cell research has shown potential for future treatment in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart attack, stroke, and spinal cord injuries.
- Cord blood stem cells have already been effectively used in the treatment of more than 70 malignant and non-malignant diseases, including sickle cell, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, other forms of cancer, life threatening anemias, and auto-immune diseases to name a few.
- Umbilical cord blood has been used as a replacement source of hematopoietic stem cells for the treatment of human disease since 1988.



