[Kickass Conservative]

The donor is at a very low risk of harm. The patient, on the other hand, faces many hurdles, even with a "perfect match". Truth is, unless the donor is an identical twin, there is no perfect match. Sibling donors have only a 25% chance of matching at all.
I was diagnosed with leukemia last year. I only have one brother, so the odds of him being a match are slim. We haven't done a match study yet. The bone marrow transplant is a last resort treatment when chemotherapy no longer is effective. My type of leukemia (CLL) is treatable, but not curable. I've been given a 10 year window for treatment to be effective. I'll find out next month if I'm in remission. Unfortunately, being too aggressive with treatment could accelerate the disease from Chronic to Acute. Leukemia is a very tricky cancer.

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Sorry to hear that. My MIL will be 90 yrs. next week. She was diagnosed two months ago. She had some chemo treatment - then stop for a bit and then start up again.

I do hope you are in remission. One thing that caught my attention while keeping up w/nutrition is - cancer feeds off of sugar. Eliminate it from one's diet and you starve cancer. And the substitute sugars are just as bad, if not worse.