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autologous stem cell transplant

(Also called a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant) A blood stem cell transplant that uses your own stem cells. Collected and stored before high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation.

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  • stem cell transplant
    A procedure where a person receives healthy blood forming stem cells. They replace their own stem cells that have been destroyed by treatment with high doses of chemotherapy or radiation.
  • bone marrow transplant
    A procedure which replaces blood stem cells in people whose bone marrow has been destroyed by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.

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