Regenerative

Regenerative medicine covers stem cell and related biological therapies. Evidence in this field varies sharply between applications: some uses, such as haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in blood cancers, are established standard care, while many others are still investigational. This is the category where a U.S. patient should be most sceptical of marketing. The FDA has taken enforcement action against clinics offering unapproved cell products, and a treatment being legal in another country does not mean it has been shown to work. Ask what published evidence supports the specific application you are considering, and discuss it with your own physician before you travel.