• Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Sickle Cell Awareness Month

  • Sep 19 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
  • Podcast

Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Sickle Cell Awareness Month

  • Summary

  • September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, speaks to Dr Rick Jones and Dr Robert Brodsky about treating sickle cell anemia, an inherited disorder where mutations in the globin gene cause the red blood cells to take on a sickle shape, leading to severe pain and organ damage. They discuss and compare the types of bone marrow transplants currently used to treat the disease and highlight the significant improvements in reducing complications, such as graft-versus-host disease and graft rejection.

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