General Disease Information
For more than 30,000 Americans afflicted with life-threatening cancers and other illnesses, HSCT offers the hope of a healthy, normal existence. Your donation could make a difference in the treatment of these diseases:
Leukemias and Lymphomas:
- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Plasma Cell Disorders:
- Multiple myeloma
- Isolated plasmacytoma of bone
- Extramedullary plasmacytoma
- Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
- Refractory plasma cell neoplasms
Marrow Failure States:
- Aplastic anemia (severe)
- Fanconi anemia
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
- Pure red cell aplasia
- Amegakaryocytosis
- Congenital thrombocytopenia
Inherited Immune System Disorders:
- Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), all sub-types
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Hemoglobinopathies:
- Beta thalassemia
- Sickle Cell Anemia
Inherited Metabolic Storage Disorders:
- Hurler's syndrome (MPS-IH)
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Metachromatic leukodystrophy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myeloproliferative Disorders:
- Refractory anemia (all types)
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia (myelofibrosis)
Histiocytic Disorders:
- Familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Other Malignancies
Radiation Poisoning
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Some of the information above was provided by the National Institute of Health and Be The Match Foundation. For more information, please visit these websites.
Be The Match
National Institute of Health
National Cancer Institute - CancerWeb
