Bone marrow transplants: from Chernobyl to cancer therapy. (includes related article on a bone marrow donor registry)

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Bone Marrow Transplants: From Chernobyl to Cancer Therapy

It was one year ago this month that clouds of radioactivedust and smoke settled over the cities of Chernobyl and Kiev in the Soviet Union after a nuclear rezctor exploded. Immediately, Russian and American doctors rushed to perform a dramatic medical treatment that, until the disaster made it front-page news, most people had never heard of: bone marrow transplant.

Bone marrow is the substance within the cavities of certainflat bones--such as the sternum, pelvis and vertebrae--that each day produces ...

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