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If somebody has a bone marrow transplant, do they have to be on medication for life after the transplant?
Bone marrow transplantation, also known as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), is a medical procedure used to treat certain types of cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, as well as other serious blood disorders. The procedure involves replacing a person’s diseased or damaged bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells from a…