Why Is Cord Blood Important?

Cord blood is important because the stem cells in it can be used to grow new tissues and cells in the body. For this reason, cord blood stem cells have been used to cure diabetes, skin cancers, leukemia, bone marrow cancers, and other debilitating conditions. In order to work, the cells must be a match, so the best donor is one’s own cord blood stem cells. However, cord blood cells have been used to cure numerous conditions in siblings as well.