The medical importance of placenta and cord tissue banking
Cord blood banking has become an essential part of modern medical treatments, particularly in the battle against leukemia. Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, and it often requires aggressive treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, or stem cell transplants. Cord blood, rich in hematopoietic stem cells, is a critical resource in these transplants, offering hope for patients who need new, healthy blood cells to replace the ones damaged by cancer.