Your white blood cells are the defense mechanisms in your body. They help fight infection, provide protection from foreign particles that enter the blood stream, and fight against mutated cells such as cancer. White blood cell banking allows you to preserve your immune system in its healthy state so it can be used for future medical therapies if ever needed.

Why Bank?

As we get older our immune system begins to lose some of its functions and cannot respond as quickly or as efficiently. It is important to collect your white blood cells
as early as possible, while they are healthy. Early storage of these cells is like bioinsurance because you will be banking healthy cells before any unexpected malignancy contaminates your cells.

The full potential of white blood cell therapies is yet unknown but would appear
to be tremendous. Worldwide research has generated tremendous excitement
among medical and scientific research communities. Recent successful white blood cell treatments with adoptive T cell and gene therapy has been found to fight malignant melanomas, prostate cancer and viral infections¹. There are many undiscovered areas in medicine where white blood cell therapy will have a significant impact.

Current research using white blood cells includes dendritic cell tumor vaccines, gene therapy and possibly stem cell treatments. Attempts are ongoing to treat such diseases as lupus and even diabetes. And of course, there could always be other cures yet unknown. Preserving your cells is the key to having those options should they become available.