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Article: Statewide blood bank to collect umbilical cord blood: More doctors using cord stem cells to treat patients with leukemia.
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- Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX)
- Article date:
- April 12, 2006
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Byline: Melissa Mcever
Apr. 12--A statewide blood bank soon will begin collecting umbilical cord blood, which has the potential to save the lives of leukemia and lymphoma patients, in the Rio Grande Valley.
The Texas Cord Blood Bank, a division of South Texas Blood & Tissue Center in San Antonio, will start collecting cord blood in May from consenting families at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen and Brownsville, Carmen Davila, spokeswoman for the center, said.
"We wanted to expand to the Valley because of its diversity," Davila said.
"That's something that is key and can improve the chances of a (donor-recipient) match."
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