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Placenta-Cord Banking can provide you with the most stem cells possible by collecting not only the cord blood, but also an additional unit of stem cells from the placenta. Research has shown that treating debilitating and life-threatening diseases with more stem cells significantly improves treatment success and patient survival…and that offers you greater peace of mind.
Choosing the right cord blood bank for your family is rarely a simple decision. But when you review the facts, you may find it much easier than you expected.
*Prices as of 4/2010; price for LifebankUSA Placenta-Cord banking service is higher than cord blood banking alone. Call 1-877-543-3226 for further information.
More Potentially Lifesaving Cells. LifebankUSA is the only company registered with the FDA to bank both placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood. Banking stem cells from both of these sources allows you to store more lifesaving cells than you can with any other cord blood bank. And because also collecting stem cells from the placenta can substantially increase the number of banked CD34+ stem cells-the cells that matter most for transplant success and patient survival-expecting parents can have greater peace of mind with LifebankUSA.
More Hope For Treatment Success. Research has shown that the more CD34+ stem cells transplanted, the greater the chances of treatment success and patient survival. These higher doses of CD34+ stem cells have been shown to favorably affect overall survival in patients who have undergone treatment. In a clinical study of more than 100 patients, using more CD34+ stem cells offered a significant survival advantage.
The Truth about TNC (Total Nucleated Cells)
Expectant parents are often approached by cord blood banks promising them the highest stem cell recovery rates, often referred to as TNC, or Total Nucleated Cell Recovery. While many cord blood banks may mention that the goal of cord blood banking is saving as many stem cells as possible for your family, they may fail to mention specifically that their reported TNC includes the nucleated red cells, thereby artificially inflating the number of stem cells the cord blood banks claim to be available for the patient. In fact, in 2006 a published study of cord blood units, showed that many cord blood units had more than 40% nucleated red blood cells, which in cord blood have no benefit and can lead to complications when the cord blood unit is used to treat a life-threatening disease or condition.
Perhaps, as many medical professionals recommend to expectant parents, a more important measure is the number of CD34+ cells collected. Research has shown that the more CD34+ stem cells used, the greater the chances of treatment success and survival.2,4 Thus, expectant parents should focus on choosing a cord blood bank that can offer them as many CD34+ stem cells as possible. In fact, many medical professionals have started educating patients considering cord blood banking that the goal of cord blood banking is saving as many CD34+ stem cells as possible. Expecting parents have a greater chance of collecting the most CD34+ stem cells possible by banking from two sources that help sustain their baby’s life during pregnancy: the placenta and the cord blood. Only LifebankUSA can provide you with the most stem cells possible by collecting not only the cord blood, but also an additional unit of CD34+ stem cells from the placenta.
“I recommend banking placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood because it gives you the most cells possible—including more of the stem cells that matter most for a potentially lifesaving transplant. LifebankUSA is the only cord blood banking company that provides placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood stem cell banking to families.”
—Mitchell S. Cairo, MD | Chief of the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Division at the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology at Columbia University and a pioneer in the use of cord blood stem cells for transplant.
"I am a repeat LifebankUSA customer. This time around, we had the chance to bank both placenta-derived stem cells and cord blood. Only LifebankUSA offered this option. My wife and I wanted the best protection for our family, so we banked both. We have greater peace of mind knowing we collected the most cells possible. Thank you LifebankUSA."
-Dave S., New Jersey
LifebankUSA can provide substantially more potentially lifesaving cells for treatment - clinical studies have shown that using more cells greatly increased the chances of treatment success and patient survival. And, LifebankUSA cord blood units are on average 99% pure.
Click here for a free information kit and call our cord blood experts toll-free 1-877-543-3226 for more information on:
- How stem cells from cord blood have saved thousands of lives.
- How only LifebankUSA can provide you with the most stem cells possible, which can improve treatment success and patient survival.
- What you need to know about cord blood purity.
