In the past 12 months, cord blood once again made many medical advances. Today, the list of diseases that can be treated with cord blood includes over 80 diseases. If you are a parent who has stored cord blood stem cells for your child(ren) or are considering storing cord blood in the future, there is even more exciting news.
You may have heard the saying “more is better.” Maybe it's not a steadfast rule, but it certainly applies to cord blood stem cell therapy. The more stem cells a doctor has access to, the better the chances he or she can provide a successful treatment for the patient.
“I keep thinking, what if I knew about the Duke University clinical study and we hadn't saved Katie's cord blood- we would not even have had this chance. She has a chance," Katie's mom Amy says. Her husband Paul chimes in, “If this helps Katie-it's huge.”
