Posted on 11/24/2006 3:03:42 PM PST by yoe
Fact Sheet
Updated July 16, 2006
Benefits of Stem Cells to Human Patients
Adult Stem Cells v. Embryonic Stem Cells
Peer-Reviewed References (not a complete listing, sample references)
Adult Stem Cells Embryonic Stem Cells Cancers:
Brain Cancer
Retinoblastoma
Ovarian Cancer
Skin Cancer: Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Testicular Cancer
Tumors abdominal organs Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
Cancer of the lymph nodes: Angioimmunoblastic
Lymphadenopathy
Multiple Myeloma
Myelodysplasia
Complete list is impressive - as yet Embryonic Stem Cells have not been successful in any use other than cloning or something close to it.
(Excerpt) Read more at stemcellresearch.org ...
Thanks for providing the link and the list, yoe. Bookmarked.
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