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Re:Stem cell transplant has cured HIV infection, say doctors by carbocation on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @09:06AM (#2004143)
No, patients do not have this choice because no licensed physician would give them said choice. People here are talking as if BMT were this mundane thing that you can just decide you want to do some afternoon.
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Re:Stem cell transplant has cured HIV infection, say doctors by mfukar on Tuesday December 14, 2010 @10:02AM (#2004359)
I'm not really sure what's the point you're trying to make. Bone marrow transplants are not some unproven treatment. Stem cell research generally seems troubling to some politicians; this specific application is probably not approved but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be in the near future.
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Re:Stem cell transplant has cured HIV infection, say doctors by carbocation on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @01:15AM (#2007246)
The mortality of the treatment that you and I are talking about is far higher than the mortality of the disease. Orders of magnitude higher.
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