Mucositis is a complication of chemotherapy. It is characterized by mouth sores and changes in the mouth lining and throat that may continue throughout the length of the digstive system (throat, Stomach and intestines). Mouth sores usually develop several days after the chemotherapy is given, and they may continue until the white blood cell count…
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Christina Hodge – Nurse of the Night
Christina Hodge
Kelli Cole – Nurse of the Day
Kelli Cole
Genetic therapy article @ Telegraph.co.uk
Gene therapy is just an expensive myth, claim scientists By Robert Matthews, Science Correspondent The “biotech revolution”, which has been acclaimed by scientists as the path to miracle cures, has not delivered genuine improvements.. The much-vaunted technique of gene therapy has also yet to cure a single person of any major genetic disorder. To date,…
Jeniffer Cuchinata – Nurse of the Night
Jeniffer Cuchinata
Greg and Kerry Veitch – Thank you!
Dear Greg and Kerry, Thank you very much for bringing a rescue hero rinding a horse, play station game, other toys and candy to Andy. And to all the children at 6W, the Stem Cell Transplant Unit at Children’s Hospital Boston. You’re great! Here’s a picture of Andy with the rescue heroe toy: Our best…
SJNMA – Thank you!
Dear SJNMA Community; including all faculty, staff, and cadets: Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for Andy and Sofia. The Get Well Soon Card for arrived directly to Andy’s room at Children’s Hospital Boston, last Friday October 29th, a few moments before the transplant procedure. Here’s a picture of Grandpa Victor (S’58) and…
VOD
Veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a possible complication in the liver that most commonly occurs during the first weeks of the stem cell trnsplant. This complication is caused by the effects of the chemotherapy.
DMSO
DMSO is the abbreviation for dimethyl sulfoxide. Cryopreservation of umbilical cord blood is done using DMSO. Definitions in the web via Google here. More via Wikipedia here.
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