PathfinderBone Marrow Transplantation

a guide to finding library materials

What is bone marrow transplantation?the transplantation of bone marrow from a healthy donor to stimulate production ofnormal blood cells. It is used to treat diseases such as aplastic anemia, leukemia, im-mune deficiency syndromes, and acute radiation syndrome. The bone marrow is re-moved from the donor by aspiration and infused intravenously into the recipient.Transplantation is usually preceded by chemotherapy and total body irradiation ofthe recipient.

BOOKS

100 Questions & Answers about Bone Marrow & StemCell Transplantation WH 380 C318o

Allogeneic Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation WH 380 A441Autologous Stem Cell Transplants: a handbook for patients WH 380 S851aBlood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation WH 380 B545Bone Marrow & Blood Stem Cell Transplants: a guide for patients WH 380 S851bBone Marrow Boogie: the dance of a lifetime WH 525 S796bBone Marrow Transplants: a guide for cancer patients

& their families WH 380 S525bCaregivers’ Guide for Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant WH 380 C271Choosing a Transplant Center WH 380 C548 REFLessons Learned: what cancer & bone marrow

transplantation taught me WH 380 S925LReason for Optimism: treating cancer with a

bone marrow transplant WH 380 M969rStem Cell Transplant: a companion guide for breast

cancer patients WH 380 S824Survivors’ Guide for Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant WH 380 S963

Here are a few titles on this topic you will find in the Junior Board Cancer ResourceLibrary.

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AUDIO CDs

Cancer Wellness Series: bone marrow & stem cell transplantation WH 380 C214Meditation to Help with Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplantation WH 380 N195m

VIDEOS

Discovery to Recovery: a child’s guide to bone marrowtransplantation WH 380 D611

New Normal: life after bone marrow/stem cell transplant WH 380 N532

WEB RESOURCES

Cancer.netwww.cancer.net

The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s website for cancer patients. Choose “Diagnosis & Treat-ment” in the blue box on the left. Then choose “Treating Cancer,” then “Types of Treatment.” Scrollto the bottom of the page, and click on “Understanding Bone Marrow & Stem Cell Transplantation.”

Christiana Care Cancer Resource Library Pages on BMThttp://www.christianacare.org/body.cfm?id=743

MEDLINEplus – Bone Marrow Transplantationhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonemarrowtransplantation.htmlMEDLINEplus – Stem Cells & Stem Cell Transplantationhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stemcellsandstemcelltransplantation.html

Produced by the National Library of Medicine. Contains a carefully selected list of resources on agrowing number of health topics. Includes links to MEDLINE, organizations and clearinghouses.

National Bone Marrow Transplant Linkwww.nbmtlink.org

This non-profit organization serves bone marrow/stem cell transplant (BMT) patients, their caregivers,families, and health professionals.

National Cancer Institute – Bone Marrow Transplantationhttp://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_41.htm

Part of the National Institutes of Health, this website provides information on all treatment options.

National Marrow Donor Programhttp://www.marrow.org/

A nonprofit organization that facilitates blood stem cell transplants for patients who do not have adonor in their family and manages the world's largest registry of volunteer stem cell donors.

NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALSIn our library, all periodicals are located on the slanted display shelves. They are arranged inalphabetical order.

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COMPUTER PROGRAM

Understanding Blood & Marrow Transplants WH 380 U55