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  • Fighting infection after transplant - your questions answered

    Hayley Leonard has worked as a nurse in stem cell transplant care for the past 10 years and she’s recently started as our first Anthony Nolan Post-Transplant Nurse Specialist.…
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  • Managing your diet after bone marrow or stem cell transplant - everything you need to know

    Nicola Scott is Senior Haematology Dietitian at St James Hospital Leeds, where she’s been helping patients for the past eight years. Here Nicola answers your questions, providing…
    Patient support
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  • The first 6 months after a stem cell transplant: George's Story

    George Norton, 32, had a stem cell (or bone marrow) transplant to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in March 2014, and he's been documenting the experience on his blog.…
    Patient support
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  • Having a Hickman line - what's it like?

    The Hickman line, also known as a central line, is something that most transplant patients experience in the course of their treatment. In our second blog post from Adam Riley, he…
    Patient support
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  • How to manage fatigue after a transplant

    Mandy Ellis is a BMT Nurse Coordinator at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Mandy has more than 20 years’ experience in Haematology & BMT, guiding patients through all…
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  • Being active and exercising after a bone marrow or stem cell transplant

    Claire Parsons is the Senior Physiotherapist Oncology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Claire has worked in oncology for twelve years and works with people in early recovery…
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  • Dealing with coughs & colds after a bone marrow transplant

    Hayley Leonard is an Anthony Nolan Post-Transplant Nurse Specialist and has worked as a nurse in stem cell transplant care for the past 10 years. She previously talked to us about…
    Patient support
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  • Life with GvHD - Paul's story

    Paul (57), from Grays in Essex, had a transplant in 2014 for T-cell leukaemia. He’s shared his experiences of life after transplant with us, particularly living with graft versus…
    Patient support
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  • Art therapy & sexual side effects of a transplant: the latest research & news

    We’ve found two interesting studies from the latest research in stem cell transplantation, tackling how art and creativity might help during recovery, and the impact of a…
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  • Body image after a stem cell transplant - patients' perspectives

      Treatment for blood cancer, such as a stem cell transplant, can cause a number of different side effects which may physically change the patient's body in many ways.…
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