What You Eat Before a Stem Cell Transplant May Affect Recovery
Scientists discovered that the type of fat in your diet before a stem cell transplant might influence how well your body handles the procedure. In a study …
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How Gut Bacteria Affect Transplant Complications
When someone receives a bone marrow transplant, their new immune cells sometimes attack their body—a serious problem called graft-versus-host disease. …
Read MoreReplacing Gut Bacteria Helped One Patient After Stem Cell Treatment
A 62-year-old woman developed serious intestinal problems similar to Crohn's disease after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat cancer. Standard …
Read MoreCan a Mineral Supplement Help Leukemia Transplant Patients?
Researchers are testing whether adding magnesium supplements to a special diet can help patients who receive bone marrow transplants for acute leukemia. When …
Read MoreVitamins After Stem Cell Transplant: What Cancer Survivors Need to Know
Researchers looked at 16 studies involving 1,573 stem cell transplant patients to see if vitamin supplements help during recovery. They focused on patients who …
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