Stem Cell Therapy - Different Views Outside The U.s

By Author: Rigoberto Pallares
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Many in the United States have very strong feelings about stem cell research and stem cell therapies. However, these opinions are not shared around the globe. In fact, in Tijuana there exists one of the few places where patients can go for stem cell therapy and treatment. For US residents, stem cell therapy abroad is often the only way they can receive effective treatments. These treatments have been found to have curing properties for such diseases and illnesses as cancer, multiple sclerosis, blood disorders, and many other chronic conditions. As such, patients are willing to travel and

Many consider traveling for stem cell treatment Tijuana as a worthwhile expense to treat and/or cure chronic conditions that seriously inhibit their efforts at a quality, normal life. Since many of these treatments are not available in the United States, they are not covered by US health insurance. Patients travel to Tijuana and ...
... undergo treatments for their condition at their own expense. Many see this expense as their only hope for a quality life, free from the restraints and restrictions of their medical conditions. In the case of cancer patients, these treatments often mean the difference in life or death.

Tijuana stem cell therapy takes advantage of Mexico's many top-notch doctors and high-tech medical facilities to provide disease treatment for those patients who are good candidates. Many believe stem cell therapy will eventually revolutionize medical care around the globe. Unfortunately, many believe the use of umbilical cord blood, the most common component used in stem cell therapy, has negative moral and ethical connotations. This is the primary reason why many patients must travel abroad to find appropriate stem cell therapy and stem cell treatment. Mexico provides shorter travel time and better access to treatments and therapies relative to stem cells which are unavailable in the US.

With regard to stem cell research Mexico, it would seem a country that Americans routinely stereotype is being inferior, is leaps ahead in terms of the medical care provided through stem cell research and treatment options. It is a shame that the vocal opinions of a select few have made the availability of stem cell treatment in the United States an impossibility. These patients must travel abroad, taking with them the means to pay for their treatments rather than spending the money in the United States. The potential boost to economic development in the medical industry is outweighed by the perceived moral issues some have with stem cell research and treatments.