Lack of patient access limits promising cell therapy

August 31, 2009

Among the many decisions that parents face before the birth of their child is a potentially critical one: whether to preserve their infant’s umbilical-cord blood on the chance that he or she will need it someday to treat a serious illness. Parents can pay thousands of dollars to privately store their newborn’s umbilical-cord blood or they can donate the blood to a public bank for free. (Arizona Republic)