To kill cancer cells and suppress the immune system so it won’t reject the donor cells.

If no family match exists, doctors search international registries (like Be The Match).

Recovery is a marathon, not a sprint. The first 100 days are critical for monitoring complications like , where donor cells attack the recipient's body.

At its simplest, a bone marrow transplant replaces a damaged or diseased immune system with healthy stem cells. These cells are the "architects" of your blood, responsible for creating red cells (oxygen), white cells (immunity), and platelets (clotting). The Two Primary Types

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Using your own cells. They are collected and frozen before high-dose chemotherapy, then returned to help your marrow recover.

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