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Over the last decade, medicine has seen great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Many people with the disease are living longer and many are cured. That's thanks to cancer research and people who are willing to make sacrifices. Sacrifices such as donating bone marrow.
Resource: Bone Marrow Transplant
This story focuses on one child who received a transplant from an unrelated donor. Her story highlights how treatment for childhood diseases such as aplastic anemia and leukemia has improved dramatically in recent years.
Resource: Bone Marrow Transplant