When I was pregnant with my son, my obstetrician-gynecologist had these pamphlets on
Cord blood bank. I remembered scanning a few of them and somehow had a gist on
The Value of Cord Blood. Hubby and I are not really for it as it was quite new at that time and it was really expensive. However, I have always been hearing about Cord Blood Bank particulary that of
Cryo-Cell. Generally, Cord Blood banking is used for
Treating Diseases with Stem Cells. The Umbilical cord stem cells are known to treat 70 diseases, including leukemia, anemia, lymphoma, diabetes and cerebral palsy. In the United States, 30,000 people a year are diagnosed with a disease that can be treated with cord blood stem cells. According to Cryo-Cell's website:
"By the year 2015, there will be 10,000 cord blood transplants world-wide per
year using publicly banked cord blood."
Cryo-Cell claims to be one of the world’s largest and most established family cord blood banks with over 150,000 clients worldwide. I guess in the future this will be widely popular not only in America but also in other parts of the world.
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