Spring Edition 2018
Mary Berry, Tim Peake, Ben Garrod and a host of other inspiring interviews makes this our best magazine yet! We hope you enjoy reading this term's edition and join 90,000 other independent school parents and alumni members by visiting us online at www.schoolnotices.co.uk
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PROMOTION<br />
Stem Cell Banking: The Lowdown<br />
WHAT IS IT?<br />
Stem cell banking is a once in a lifetime<br />
opportunity that many parents are utilising to<br />
help protect their families against potential<br />
life threatening conditions.<br />
The most common form of stem<br />
cell banking is for umbilical<br />
cord blood and tissue. The<br />
sample is taken at birth and<br />
there are two types of stem<br />
cells contained in cord blood<br />
and tissue:<br />
Haematopoietic stem cells<br />
(found in the cord blood) – which<br />
have numerous current applications –<br />
HSCT (Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants)<br />
are common treatments for diseases such as<br />
Leukaemia and Fanconi’s Anaemia<br />
Mesenchymal stem cells<br />
(found in the cord tissue) – which have more<br />
future applications – potentially treating<br />
conditions such as Cerebral Palsy and Autism.<br />
“…in an average<br />
person’s life (70 years)<br />
there is a<br />
1 in 217<br />
chance of them requiring<br />
a transplant of their<br />
own or someone else’s<br />
stem cells”<br />
WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?<br />
There are currently around 80 conditions for which<br />
the use of Stem cell therapy is now considered<br />
relatively standard, with over 4,500 cord<br />
blood transplants taking place every<br />
year. However, the cost of using stem<br />
cells even for these approved<br />
therapies is high and, in some<br />
cases, can be in excess of<br />
£100,000. Making these<br />
treatments accessible via an<br />
insurance policy is a major<br />
step forward in biobanking. In<br />
the study by JJ Nietfield*, it is<br />
forecast that in an average person’s<br />
life (70 years) there is a 1 in 217<br />
chance of them requiring a transplant of<br />
their own or someone else’s stem cells.<br />
WHAT ARE THE FUTURE<br />
APPLICATIONS?<br />
There are currently over 300 clinical trials underway<br />
aiming to expand the standard therapies that<br />
cord blood and tissue can be used for. The greater<br />
number of potential uses, the more value your<br />
stored sample will have to your child and family.<br />
If you currently store stem cells for your child and are interested in getting more<br />
information about StemCellCare insurance provided by Future Family, please visit<br />
www.stemcellcare.co.uk or email us at support@stemcellcare.co.uk<br />
In association with Future Health Biobank, the UKs largest and most accredited biobank<br />
and StemCellCare, Future Family Insurance.<br />
*Reference: JJ Nietfield, MC Pasquini, BR Logan, F.Verter, MM Horowitz Lifetime<br />
Probabilities of Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation in the U.S. Published in: Biology<br />
of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2008;14:316-322. Future Family Limited (Company<br />
Number: 07828098) is an Appointed Representative of Pulse Insurance Limited. Pulse<br />
Insurance Limited (Firm Reference No. 308626) is authorised and regulated by the<br />
Financial Conduct Authority.<br />
A healthy future is in your hands<br />
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