Need help with cancer question...

[emilyRNwannabe]

jenn y, a 6-year-old child who has been raised in a germ-free environment from birth, is a victim of one of the most severe examples of abnormal immune system. jenny also suffers from cancer caused by the epstein-barr virus. relative to this case:

(a) what is the usual fate of children with jenny's condition and similar circumstances if no treatment is attempted? i cant just put "she will die" can someone offer more detail?

(b) why is jenny's brother chosen as the bone marrow donor? also, i cant just put "because he's a match" need more detail

© why is her physician planning to use umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells for a bone marrow transplant if transplant of her brother's marrow fails? what are the hoped for results ?

(d) attempt to explain jenny's cancer.

(e) what similarities and dissimilarities exist between jenny's illness and aids?

can someone help me out?

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

you can look up information about epstein-barr virus and aids and their treatment to find the answer to your questions on some of the websites listed on this sticky thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/medical-disease-information-258109.html - medical disease information/treatment/procedures/test reference websites. i recommend you look on these websites which are listed there: the online merck manual, medline plus, web md and medicine net.