In 2015, Kylie Rose Jacobs was diagnosed with kidney cancer. She was only 5 years old. She made it through multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, two occurrences of cancer in her liver and a stem cell transplant. Along the way and continuing today, as Kylie gears up for her senior year at Copley High School, she […]
Akron Children’s stem cell transplant program awarded FACT accreditation
Akron Children’s has received three-year accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) for its autologous stem cell transplants (where a patient’s own cells are used), immune effector cellular therapy, and the collection of marrow and stem cells. FACT is an internationally-recognized accrediting body for hospitals and medical centers offering stem cell […]
