Breakthrough in treating leukemia, lymphoma with umbilical cord blood stem cells

December 10, 2013

Donated umbilical cord blood contains stem cells that can save the lives of patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. Now a study lead by a Loyola University Medical Center oncologist has found that growing cord blood stem cells in a laboratory before transplanting them into patients significantly improves survival. (Medical Xpress)