In this chapter, you will learn about the amazing work done with bone
marrow transplants to treat leukaemia and blood disorders. This is not an easy process
for either the patient or the healthcare professional, but it is a tried and tested treatment
for otherwise deadly diseases. There is also a discussion about the nature and
importance of clinical trials using bone marrow stem cells to treat a whole range of
disease, which is followed by a note of caution to anyone considering such treatment
provided by some private clinics outside of registered clinical trials and in areas of the
World where regulation of such technology is either weak or non-existent.
