Balanced Look at Cord Blood Banking
"Is It Worth Banking Your Baby's Cord Blood," an article from the June, 2005, edition of Stem Cell, provides a relatively balanced look at the cord blood banking decisionmaking process.
The article covers both the potential benefits of banking umbilical cord blood, as well as some of the questions regarding the process' necessity.
An excerpt:
"The potential for use is very small right now but could be very great in the future," said Dr. Michael Trigg, who chairs Cryo-Cell's medical and scientific advisory board and is chief of the division of blood and bone marrow transplantation at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. "It's expensive, and you will have to pay for it every year. But you just have no idea what life holds for you or the curative potential of those blood cells sitting in storage."
You can read the entirety of the article by clicking this link.
The article covers both the potential benefits of banking umbilical cord blood, as well as some of the questions regarding the process' necessity.
An excerpt:
"The potential for use is very small right now but could be very great in the future," said Dr. Michael Trigg, who chairs Cryo-Cell's medical and scientific advisory board and is chief of the division of blood and bone marrow transplantation at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del. "It's expensive, and you will have to pay for it every year. But you just have no idea what life holds for you or the curative potential of those blood cells sitting in storage."
You can read the entirety of the article by clicking this link.
posted by Resident Expert @ 9/21/2005 11:43:00 PM
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