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To: henkster

Stem cell treatment is very different than chemo


15 posted on 09/07/2016 3:47:08 PM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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To: Nifster
Stem cell treatment is very different than chemo

It was an autologous stem cell transplant. They give her chemo (taxol) in gallon jugs. I'd say it was different; it was chemo on steroids.

75 posted on 09/07/2016 6:14:59 PM PDT by henkster
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In order to get a donor stem cell transplant. Enough high dose chemo is given to kill the bone marrow. It’s the strongest chemo anyone will ever ft at a time. Them the cells are given and the recip starts fresh. I know I just had one.


119 posted on 09/09/2016 8:16:42 AM PDT by HollyB
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