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Submitted by kkleiner on Thursday October 06, 2011 @02:14PM

kkleiner writes "Over the past decade thousands of desperate patients who seek out a stem cell miracle as their final option have traveled far, paid large sums of money, and suffered dearly for it. Two recent deaths in China remind us once again about the true price of “stem cell tourism.”"
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Food for thought, but with a bias. (Score:2)

by Psion (2244) writes:

I agree that this needs to be approached with caution, but I wonder why the article speaks only of two failures. I get the impression the program is larger than just two patients, so what happened to the others? Did they also meet with tragic consequences? Without full disclosure of all failures and successes, it's impossible to accurately assess the results. We're left with a horror story told with cherry-picked data.

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Food for thought, but with a bias. (Score:2)