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Why is a bone marrow transplant used as a treatment for leukemia?

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Why is a bone marrow transplant used as a treatment for leukemia?

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Leukemia can be a bone marrow or blood cancer. Bone marrow makes red blood cells, and if it did not function properly, it would cause the red blood cells to increase, decrease, or not function. Replacing bone marrow means that the new marrow would take over the job of making red blood cells and fix the problem.