What's New Contact Us Bone Marrow Transplant Procedures Blood and marrow stem cell transplant is a treatment option for many forms of cancer and blood disorders and may be used in the treatment of some genetic or inherited illnesses. High doses of chemotherapy with or without radiation destroys cancer cells. This therapy also destroys the body s bone marrow. In a transplant, healthy bone marrow and blood cells are infused to recover bone marrow function following high dose therapy.
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue found inside of bones.
It produces the body s blood cells and cells of the immune system. These stem cells are found in the bone marrow and in circulating blood. The autologous transplant process usually requires you to be in Omaha for approximately six weeks. The allogeneic transplant process usually requires you to be in Omaha for approximately one to two weeks prior to transplant and 100 days after the transplant.