Glossary

Refers to a medical procedure or treatment in which a person's own cells or tissues are used for transplantation or therapeutic purposes. For example, in this type of blood stem cell transplant A medical procedure that replaces diseased or damaged blood stem cells with healthy ones. These transplants are commonly used to treat cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, as well as other blood and immune system disorders. blood stem cell transplant A medical procedure that replaces diseased or damaged blood stem cells with healthy ones. These transplants are commonly used to treat cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, as well as other blood and immune system disorders., the patient is both the donor and recipient.