Clinging to life with his twin brother's marrow! 2.5-year-old Ömer Faruk, who fought neuroblastoma and then leukemia, regained his health through a bone marrow transplant from his brother.
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Three-year-old identical twins, diagnosed with thalassemia in the womb in Diyarbakır, regained their health through bone marrow transplants from the same donor, performed 8 months apart. A letter from the donor moved the family to tears.
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Merve Ekinci, a Thalassemia patient diagnosed at age 2.5 in Şanlıurfa, has regained her health after years of difficult treatment and a bone marrow transplant. With her ovaries frozen, Merve also preserves her dream of becoming a mother in the future.
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Turkey is quite behind in terms of stem cell donation. Dr. Barış Malbora, the physician responsible for stem cell transplantation, states that a large portion of donor candidates back out when they are asked to be a donor for a patient, and he notes that the public is not adequately informed about stem cell donation.
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18-month-old Elif İkra Bozkurt overcame every obstacle in her path and held on to life. Diagnosed with leukemia at 7 months, little Elif İkra also contracted coronavirus after a marrow transplant. The small but strong baby defeated both leukemia and coronavirus. A special report by CNN TÜRK reporter Dilay Dilaver and cameraman Yasin Kamaloğlu.
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For the first time in Turkey, a haploidentical (half-matched) transplant was successfully performed.
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Thalassemia (Mediterranean anemia) is a hereditary and preventable blood disease. The definitive treatment for this common disease in Turkey is bone marrow transplantation.
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The Cancer Warriors Association has launched a meaningful campaign.
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The Red Crescent and the Cancer Warriors Association have launched a blood donation campaign with the slogan 'Will You Be My Hero From the Vein?'. The campaign aims to raise awareness by highlighting the importance of blood donation in the treatment of cancer.
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