Stem Cells in Ecuador
- Dr. Adolfo Andrade
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 27
By Dr. Adolfo Andrade
English/Spanish
HiExpat: Thank you very much Doctor Andrade for your collaboration with the seventh edition of HiExpat magazine. We are very excited to share with our readers about the medical developments you have been working on here in Ecuador. How long ago did they discover that our own body could generate cells that help heal or improve our quality of life?
Dr. Andrade: Stem cells were discovered in 1952. They are created by taking bone marrow from the hip bone, the tibia or the spine. Early on this technique was used exclusively for the treatment of hematological diseases such as cancer and leukemia, but over the years we have begun to find new ways to use them.
HiExpat: How do we get stem cells from our body?
