The Lifesaving Potential of Stem Cells

Stem cells can actually be used to replace other cells in the body that are abnormal or have been destroyed by disease.¹ In fact, stem cell transplants have already become the standard of care for many life-threatening blood disorders.^2-6

Transplants using cord blood stem cells — more than 20 years of history

The first cord blood stem cell transplant was performed in Paris in 1988. The patient was a 5- year-old boy with Fanconi’s syndrome, a rare, serious type of anemia.⁷ The transplant was a success—and the patient is a healthy adult today. Since that first transplant, cord blood stem cell transplants have been used to treat at least 80 different diseases.^7,8

Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma—3 diseases commonly treated with stem cells⁹

• Leukemia is the most common cancer in American children, with almost 45,000 new cases diagnosed in 2009 alone⁹
• About 75,000 new cases of lymphoma were diagnosed in the U.S. alone in 2009⁹
• More than 20,000 new cases of myeloma were diagnosed in the U.S. alone in 2009⁹

Stem cells—impacting real families, like yours, right now

When you bank your baby’s stem cells with LifebankUSA®, you bank with experience. As a matter of fact, LifebankUSA has had more than a decade of experience in stem cell banking.

Please click here for personal stories of children whose lives have been saved by stem cell banking with LifebankUSA.

Please click here for a full list of diseases treated with stem cells from LifebankUSA.

*These are diseases for which stem cell treatments have been shown to be potentially beneficial, but additional studies are required before they can be used as standard therapy. These investigational uses are not consistent with current labeling. Stem cells from the placenta and cord blood are indicated to rebuild blood.
^✝Partial list of the 80 diseases that have been treated with cord blood stem cell transplants.