NMDP Web Resources Empowering Patient-Centered Care

The cellular therapies community is one of the latest participants to join the consumer empowerment movement, as all of health care gradually evolves toward a patient-centered model. At the center of this trend are new online tools that enable individuals facing illness to be active participants in their own care. These free Web resources - particularly those hosted by the New York Blood Center's National Cord Blood Program, the National Marrow Donor Program and the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation - provide information designed to focus on a patient's individual needs, and are intended to better inform discussion with his or her physician.

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