Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc. announces new bone marrow transplant program.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--April 24, 1997--Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :CTH CTH Commonwealth CTH Chalmers Tekniska Högskola (Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden) CTH Contract to Hire CTH Cardiothoracic CTH Cystathionase CTH Confederación de Trabajadores de Honduras .EC) announced that it plans to open its second bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow. center to be located in Pensacola, Fla. as a joint venture with Baptist Hospital. The program has received a certificate of need (CON) from the State of Florida. In the transplant process, cancer patients have stem cells, a component of bone marrow, removed from their blood and returned to them after high-dose chemotherapy. Following the procedure, the patients recover in a specially prepared isolation room in order to protect them against infections. Bone marrow transplants have been shown to be effective in fighting several types of cancer, especially breast cancer and lymphoma. The Transplant Program of Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc. has been designed by a group of leading international experts and uses strict patient selection criteria and treatment protocols to ensure a high probability of success. Its purpose is to bring academic-quality treatment methods to leading community institutions. Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc., is engaged in the ambulatory treatment of cancer using a variety of modalities, including radiation therapy, bone marrow transplantation Bone Marrow Transplantation Definition The bone marrow—the sponge-like tissue found in the center of certain bones—contains stem cells that are the precursors of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. , home infusion and home health care. CONTACT: Cancer Treatment Holdings Inc. Ullrich Klamm, Ph.D. Chairman of the Board and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. 800/786-9555 |
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