Talk:Cord blood bank

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There seem to be many edits that veer off the topic. This article is about cord blood banking.

POV[edit]

This page is not a commercial promotion site, and private industry PR script will not be tolerated. The links are only for commercial-free sites. This requires regular upkeep, as commercial interests are regularly infiltrating the page. KellyPhD (talk) 06:06, 22 April 2008 (UTC)KellyPh.D 01:10, 22 April 2008[reply]

It's not just the links. Industry people have removed and revised large parts of the article to remove unfavorable information. 141.154.123.140 (talk) 20:19, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It should be noted, however, that the distinction between commercial and non-profit is not the same as private versus public banks as many of the "public" banks are for-profit enterprises. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lbuckler (talk • contribs) 22:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cord blood cells and embryonic stem cells[edit]

Even in a link or reference, it is essential to distinguish the types of cells, the implications of the differences are substantial. Further, general discussion of pluripotent stem cells and potential therapies belongs in other wikipedia articles, not in hematopoietic stem cell articles. flux.books 12:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cord blood stem cells and blood stem cells[edit]

Similar care is due in discussing therapies that use or hope to use blood stem cells, or hope to use pluripotent cells harvested from the bloodstream, rather than cord blood. flux.books 12:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Speculative therapies[edit]

As this is to be a presentation of facts, it is essential to note the speculative nature of certain therapies and disinguish what is currently proven and practiced from what is being investigated by scientists. Credible scientific sources should be cited. flux.books 12:35, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Actual Estimate of the Number of Children Who Would Benefit[edit]

This article cites one source as saying that there may be as many as 1 in 3 children who would benefit from this. However, more accurate estimates put this number at 1 in 435, 1 in 400, or even 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 200,000.

Snippet from source: "According to a recent article in the medical journal "Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation," the likelihood that a person would need an autologous CBE transplant (his or her own cells) during his or her lifetime is about 1 in 435, and the likelihood that he or she would need an allogeneic CBE transplant (cells from a donor, either a relative or stranger) is 1 in 400. But other studies have put both the odds of needing an autologous or an allogeneic transplant at anywhere from 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 200,000, depending on whether the family has a history of a disease that's treatable with CBE stem calls. In short, researchers can't yet be sure, because CBE stem cell transplantation is still experimental."

Source: http://health.howstuffworks.com/pregnancy-and-parenting/pregnancy/labor-delivery/umbilical-cord-blood2.htm

The source's sources:

•Cairo, Mitchell S., et al. "Cord Blood Banking for Potential Future Transplantation." Pediatrics, Vol. 119, No. 1. January 2007, pgs 165-170. http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;119/1/165

•Christie, Alex. "Mothers Who Think: The Cord Blood Controversy." Salon. July 17, 2000. http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/07/17/cord_blood/

•Coghlan, Andy. "Cord blood yields 'ethical' stem cells." New Scientist. Aug. 18, 2005. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7864

•"Cord Blood Banking." American Academy of Pediatrics. January 2007. http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jan07cordblood.htm

•"Cord Blood Donation." National Cord Blood Program. 2004. http://www.nationalcordbloodprogram.org/donation/public_vs_private_donation.html

•"Cord Blood FAQs." National Marrow Donor Program. 2008. http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_Blood_Share_Life/Cord_Blood_Donation_FAQs/index.html

•Cryobanks International. http://cryo-intl.com/

•Moninger, Jeannette. "The Cord Blood Controversy." Parents Magazine. April 2006. http://www.parents.com/pregnancy/my-baby/cord-blood-banking/the-cord-blood-controversy

•Neitfield, J.J., et al. "Lifetime Probabilities of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in the U.S." Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Vol. 14 No. 3. March 2008, pgs. 316-322. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.108.214.98 (talk) 14:01, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]