Nova Scotia's publicly funded blood and marrow stem cell transplant programme, based at the QEII Cancer Centre in Halifax.
The Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Programme is a service of Nova Scotia Health, delivered at the QEII Cancer Centre on University Avenue in Halifax. Its page on the Nova Scotia Health website describes stem cell transplantation, which it notes is also called bone marrow transplantation.
According to the page, treatment involves high-dose chemotherapy and, in some cases, radiotherapy, followed by the return of stem cells. The site describes two forms: autologous transplant, in which the patient's own stem cells are removed, frozen and later returned to them; and allogeneic transplant, in which stem cells from a donor are given after chemotherapy.
The page states that access requires a referral to haematology, and that a first consultation appointment lasts about two hours. Care is described as coming from a multidisciplinary team of stem cell transplant doctors, nurse practitioners, social workers, pharmacists and coordinators.
The conditions named are blood cancers, specifically leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Nova Scotia Health also publishes patient education guides on autologous transplant and on stem cell collection. The page does not give a direct telephone number, does not name individual physicians and says nothing about cost.
The site names the following blood cancers as treated by the programme.
The site states that the programme gives stem cell transplants using either the patient's own cells, frozen and returned, or cells from a donor.
The page describes the team by role but does not name individual physicians.
The programme is delivered at the QEII Cancer Centre at 5820 University Avenue in Halifax, part of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. Related patient education materials published by Nova Scotia Health refer to the Victoria General site of the Queen Elizabeth II as the location for autologous and allogeneic transplants. The page gives no direct telephone number and does not describe the transplant unit itself.
The page says nothing about cost. It is a service of Nova Scotia's publicly funded health system, but the site itself makes no statement about fees.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.