WHY STEM CELLS
BENEFITS OF STEM CELL THERAPY ACCORDING TO PALM BEACH PHYSICIAN AND CANCER SPECIALIST DR. DIPNARINE MAHARAJ MD FACP
The collection and storage of
adult stem cells from a healthy individual is an elective procedure. It is an
opportunity that an individual should know about, and we would like to give you
all the facts so that you can make your own informed decision. The collection
and storage of stem cells is done safely on a daily basis by thousands of
healthy individuals who donate their own stem cells to a related or unrelated
patient who is suffering from a disorder of the blood or an immune deficiency
state. The process by which the stem cells are collected is the same as when a
blood donor goes to the blood bank to donate platelets. This process is called apheresis. The difference in the case
of a healthy individual donating stem cells is that they are given a
medication, which is injected subcutaneously for five days. The stem cells are
then collected (by arm veins in most cases) using the apheresis machine.
The
opportunity now exists for a healthy individual to collect and store their own
stem cells for their own personal use in the future, should they need it. The
idea is not new since, for many years, parents have collected and stored the
adult stem cells from cord blood for their baby’s future use, should they need
it.
Transplanted
stem cells are used on a daily basis and adult stem cells have been in use
since the early 60’s for blood disorders. Today, they are used to treat over 80
illnesses, mainly cancers of the blood, such as leukemias, lymphomas, multiple
myelomas, and from matched donors to treat sickle cell anemia and beta
thalassemia.
Many stem cell
experts and transplant physicians believe that there will be breakthroughs in
the future, and these will be helpful particularly to those individuals who
have their own adult stem cells, which have been collected and stored.
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