A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a treatment for children. They are diagnosed usually with certain types of cancer or other diseases. The goal of BMT is to replace a child’s diseased bone marrow with healthy bone marrow. The major objective of BMT is to establish healthy bone marrow cells into a person after his or her own unhealthy bone marrow has been eliminated.

Why does a child need BMT?

There are certain conditions that are supposed to be met by the child before they are recommended BMT. A child suffering from diseases like Leukemia, Aplastic anemia, and sickle cell anemia. Also, it can include those who need replacement of bone marrow after high doses of chemotherapy or radiation are given to treat cancer.

5 stages of the BMT :-

Every child has to get through these 5 important stages of BMT. These include:

• Consultation, Test & Examination
• Harvesting
• Conditioning
• Transplanting the stem cells
• Recovery