Bone Marrow Transplant - Be Aware Of the Benefits and Potential Risk Factors

Posted by vivek choudhary on August 9th, 2019

A bone marrow transplant is a state-of-the-art procedure by virtue of which healthy stem cells of the blood are infused into your body through the replacement of your damaged or ailing bone marrow as part of the best blood cancer treatment in India. Alternatively, a bone marrow transplant is known as a stem cell transplant.

• A transplant is optional when your bone marrow stops from being working and fails to produce a sufficient number of healthy blood cells.
• A bone marrow transplant may be accomplished by making use of cells derived from your body which is called an autologous transplant or from a healthy donor, which is called allogeneic transplant.

Why is a bone marrow transplant done?

• A bone marrow transplant comes to your benefit by:

o   Safely allowing your condition to heal in the course of extensive treatment at a top chemotherapy center India, or radiation therapy by making the treatment-induced, damaged bone marrow replaced or rescued

o   The replacement of a damaged or diseased bone marrow with newly formed stem cells

o   Providing your body with new stem cells which come to your aid by directly killing the cancerous cells in your body

• In addition, a bone marrow transplant can do you a good turn by influencing several cancerous or malignant and noncancerous or benign diseases which include the following.

o   Acute leukemia

o   Chronic leukemia

o   Hodgkin's lymphoma

o   Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

o   Multiple myelomas

o   Aplastic anemia

o   Plasma cell disorders

o   Hemoglobinopathies

o   Immune deficiencies

o   Bone marrow failure syndromes

o   Myelodysplastic syndromes

o   POEMS syndrome

o   Neuroblastoma

o   Inborn errors of metabolism

o   Primary amyloidosis

o   Adrenoleukodystrophy

Risk factors

• As a matter of fact, a bone marrow transplant puts you at a heightened risk of complications which may sometimes even lead to a fatality.
• Such risks are contingent on a number of factors namely:

o   The nature of the disease or condition

o   The transplant type

o   The age and overall health of the person who receives the transplant

• Even though a few people encounter the least number of problems concerning a bone marrow transplant, serious complications may develop in others that call for emergency treatment as well as hospitalization.
• At times, the complications can lead to a life-threatening situation.
• The various complications that may follow a bone marrow transplant consist of the following. 

o   Graft-versus-host disease in case of only an allogeneic transplant

o   Stem cell or graft failure

o   Damage to several organs

o   Infections

o   Cataracts

o   Infertility

o   The inception of new cancerous cells

o   Fatality

• You can touch base with a doctor who can explain the potential risks and complications which may arise from a bone marrow transplant.
• Based on the information you can measure up the benefits and risks and make up your mind if a bone marrow transplant is a suitable treatment option for you.

At Paras, reckoned as one of the bone marrow transplant in India best hospitals, many hematologists who have specialization in blood-related diseases constitute a multifarious team by joining forces with additional experts for the intent of providing personalized, full-person care to children and adults going through a bone marrow transplant operation.