Bone marrow is the soft, sponge-like material found inside bones. It contains immature cells known as hematopoietic or blood-forming stem cells. These cells divide to form three types of blood cells : white blood cells, which fight infection; red blood cells, which carry oxygen; and platelets, which help the blood to clot. Most hematopoietic stem cells are found in the bone marrow.

Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) procedure restores stem cells that have been destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. There are three types of transplants:
1. In autologous transplants, patients receive their own stem cells.
2. In syngeneic transplants, patients receive stem cells from their identical twin.
3. In allogeneic transplants, Patients receive stem cells from their brother, sister, or parent. A person who is not related to the patient (an unrelated donor) also may be used. All the above transplants have been successfully carried in hospital under super-specialist clinical hemato-oncologist.
4. BMT is most commonly used in the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma. BMT is also used to treat other cancers such as neuroblastoma (cancer that arises in immature nerve cells and aects mostly infants and children) and multiple myeloma
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