CBA Florida Inc. (fka CBAI)

[dianebRN]

Good morning all. I have read all recent posts with interest. IMO it is important to realize that anything significant related to cancer therapy with cord blood in this country will be through a Clinical Trial supported by the NCI. Many types of leukemia are curable through a variety of treatments besides cord blood. I believe the case reported today was unique in that traditional therapies had been tried and cord blood was the last option. Cures reported from other countries are published in international literature and then US and other scientists may adapt the concepts or try to get funding for clinical trials. This doesn't mean the US is the expert but US science is very precise and accurate, conservative. Cancer treatment is a very safe (some may say boring) and highly regulated process in this country. The fact that CBAI is established internationally is huge in that respect as it leaves us with many options until the US gets on board. I wish I knew more about the process for cancer therapy in countries where cord blood storage banks are located.

I wanted to offer a very basic slide show from the National Cancer Institute which may be a review to many. The case for public or public/private storage is illustrated as well.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/StemCells/Slide24