Bone Marrow Stem Cells

Bone marrow is the soft, sponge-like material found inside bones. It contains immature cells known as hematopoietic or blood-forming stem cells. Bone marrow transplantation is a procedure that restores stem cells that have been destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. Bone marrow or stem cell transplants are used to treat some types of leukaemia or lymphoma, and myeloma.