Cancer

Umbilical Cord Blood MSC Cells Shown to Inhibit Breast Cancer Growth, What Else?

February 7, 2012

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown to inhibit breast cancer cell growth but it is not known whether this effect is specific to only breast cancer cells. Investigators compared the effects of human Wharton’s jelly stem cell (hWJSC) extracts [conditioned medium (hWJSC-CM) and cell lysate (hWJSC-CL)] on breast adenocarcinoma, ovarian carcinoma and [...]

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FamilyCord and Hoag Hospital Team Up for Cord Blood Storage

January 6, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — FamilyCord and Hoag Hospital announced a transfer agreement establishing FamilyCord as the cord blood storage provider for the Hoag Cancer Center and Cell Biology Lab. FamilyCord has successfully relocated all of Hoag Hospital’s existing stored cord blood units to its state-of-the-art facility in Los Angeles and will provide [...]

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The benefits of banking cord blood by Dr. Michael Urig

December 29, 2010

Cord blood has been used for many years to treat as many as 80 different diseases, including leukemia, other cancers and blood disorders. More recently, research has shown that cord blood may have the potential to treat conditions like brain injury and juvenile diabetes. http://ow.ly/3nnLU http://fb.me/NLlA6ZJn

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Long-term survival of blood cancers improves a new study shows

November 30, 2010

A decade of refinements in marrow and stem cell transplantation to treat blood cancers significantly reduced the risk of treatment-related complications and death, according to an institutional self-analysis of transplant-patient outcomes conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Among the major findings of the study, which compared transplant-patient outcomes in the mid-‘90s with those a [...]

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

September 13, 2010

Cancer is diagnosed in approximately 12,400 children between birth and age 19 years in the United States each year. Among the 12 major types of childhood cancers, leukemias and cancers of the brain and central nervous system represent more than 50 percent of new cases. Leukemias account for about one-third of cancers in children, with [...]

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Duke University Receives $10.2 million Grant for Cord Blood Research

March 22, 2010

Duke University has received a grant from the Robertson Foundation to facilitate  Duke Medicine’s pioneering cell therapy research and treatment programs for children and adults with cancer, cerebral palsy, stroke and brain injuries suffered at birth.   The intention of the grant, according to Victor J. Dzau, M.D., chancellor for Health Affairs, is to facilitate the [...]

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Cord blood breakthroughs

March 11, 2010

NEW YORK (WABC) – It’s already helping cancer patients and those suffering from blood disorders. Now, doctors are using umbilical cord blood to tackle a whole new set of incurable conditions. From brain damage to diabetes, cord blood is giving kids a better life. Researchers believe stem cells in the blood slow the immune attack [...]

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Cancer survivor credits life to ‘awesome recycling program’

March 11, 2010

Cancer survivor credits life to ‘awesome recycling program’.  The Boston Heights resident, who was told she had months to live in 2007, was saved by a procedure involving stem cells from umbilical cord blood. http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/4785037 http://bit.ly/baleRj

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