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2014-11-26 NEWS

Kitchener man searches for perfect-match stemcell
Waterloo Record
No chance, the voice said. The doctor will wait for him to arrive. “Uh-oh,” LeBrun thought. “Not a good sign.” Leukemia was the diagnosis. A stem cell transplant, because he has a particular chromosome, was needed. His chemotherapy treatments started

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2014-11-25 NEWS

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Great Ormond Street stem cell freezing problem may have led to girl’s death
The Guardian
A 12-year-old cancer patient may have died because of problems in a stem cell freezing process used by Great Ormond Street hospital. Technical failures at the children’s NHS trust could have contributed to the death of Sophie Ryan-Palmer, from Sunbury
Stem cell transplant death – what went wrongBBC News

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2014-11-25 NEWS

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Stem cell transplant death – what went wrong
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Chemotherapy wipes out healthy immature blood cells (known as stem cells) as well as cancerous ones and so before it is given, doctors store healthy blood cells in the freezer. Once the chemotherapy has been given, the frozen cells can be thawed and …
Coroner rules stem cell freezing problem ‘might’ have contributed to Great Camden New Journal newspapers website
Stem cell treatment boosts heart attack patientsHealthCentral.com

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2014-11-25 NEWS

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Stem cell transplant death – what went wrong
BBC News
Chemotherapy wipes out healthy immature blood cells (known as stem cells) as well as cancerous ones and so before it is given, doctors store healthy blood cells in the freezer. Once the chemotherapy has been given, the frozen cells can be thawed and …
Great Ormond Street stem cell freezing problem may have led to girl’s deathThe Guardian
Coroner rules stem cell freezing problem ‘might’ have contributed to Great Camden New Journal newspapers website

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2014-11-25 NEWS

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Stem cell transplant death – what went wrong
BBC News
Chemotherapy wipes out healthy immature blood cells (known as stem cells) as well as cancerous ones and so before it is given, doctors store healthy blood cells in the freezer. Once the chemotherapy has been given, the frozen cells can be thawed and …
Coroner rules stem cell freezing problem ‘might’ have contributed to Great Camden New Journal newspapers website
Stem cell treatment boosts heart attack patientsHealthCentral.com

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2014-11-25 NEWS

NIH to Fund Development of New Stem Cell Cytotoxicity Assays
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The National Institutes of Health plans to fund scientists developing new assays that can screen for the effects of chemical toxins on stem cell differentiation. Supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health