What to Ask Your Doctor
Before considering any stem cell treatment, talk with your doctor about potential risks, benefits, and alternatives, and review the informed consent process carefully to ensure you fully understand the treatment and your options.
Stem cells have tremendous promise to help us understand and treat a range of diseases, injuries and other health-related conditions. Explore our nine essential things to know about stem cell treatments.
This comprehensive resource is designed to empower patients, advocates, healthcare providers, friends, and family members with the necessary information to make well-informed decisions regarding stem cell treatments, alongside their primary care physicians or specialists.
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If you are offered an investigational stem cell treatment as part of a clinical trial or an unproven stem cell “treatment” outside of a clinical trial you should receive an Informed Consent Form or Treatment Consent Form. Learn more about this form and what to expect here.
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