Umbilical cord blood transplants improve cancer survival rates in all races

Umbilical cord blood transplants improve cancer survival rates in all races

Patients who receive umbilical cord blood transplants for blood cancer now live equally long, regardless of race, according to a new study from the UVA Cancer Center. The findings, from Karen Ballen, MD, of UVA Health, and colleagues, suggest that a previously identified survival gap for Black recipients has closed and that overall survival for … Read more