How late in Leukemia can a bone marrow transplant be helpful?
My dad has been told he has a year or less to live. I believe he said he is Stage III but could be IV. Is it too late for a bone marrow transplant to help him?
- midnightmoon
That is going to be dependent on a lot of things. What type of leukemia does he have? What other medical problems does he have? Has he already tried other treatment? Is this a relapse of first diagnosis?
As I said in the other post, not all of the hospitals in wv do the transplant... and honestly, not many hospitals in wv have the level of other treatment that other areas have. I would suggest that he at least gets a second opinion on his diagnosis and proposed treatment, and if possible an opinion from a facility that is bigger than wv has to offer.
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