What are the Benefits of Banking?
Cord blood stem cells are not just for your baby - but are an investment for the whole family. Siblings have a 25% chance of being a suitable match. Some clinical studies have also proven that stem cell transplants are twice as successful when the stem cells come from a family member rather than from a non-relative. And though the chance that any family member will use the cord blood for cancer treatment is very low, the likelihood that it could be used to treat a variety of diseases is increasing.
When you bank your baby's cord blood stem cells with a private bank, you can enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that your baby's stem cells are available- should the need ever arise.
Banking umbilical cord blood stem cells is:
- A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve a biological resource that could be a lifesaver for your child or other family members
- A genetically unique resource, your baby's stem cells have a 25% probability of being a perfect match for a sibling - should he or she ever need a stem cell transplant
- A life-saving alternative to bone marrow transplants. Doctors have increasingly turned to cord blood stem cells as there is a lower probability of graft vs. host disease (GVHD) and a greater likelihood of finding an appropriate tissue type match
- Ideal for treating genetically inherited diseases - If you have a family history or are worried about a predisposition to certain diseases, cord blood banking could be your ray of hope
- Cord blood is easy to retrieve and is readily available whenever it is needed, unlike bone marrow for example, where it is harder to find a donor matching your HLA type
"The odds that a child will need to use his or her own stem cells by age twenty-one for current treatments are about 1:2,700" -Journal of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology.
"We were convinced if our family were ever unwell then this would be the perfect solution!" Sigi and Arun Murugappan - LifeCell members, Chennai
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