Question

The dual purposes served by stem cell therapy as a medical intervention are:

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• Monitoring and reporting infectious disease outbreaks

• Diagnosing and classifying congenital abnormalities

• Detecting and screening tumours in early stages

• Preventing and managing various diseases

Answer 1

Stem cell therapy utilises stem cells as a medical intervention with two core purposes: to prevent diseases and to manage various diseases. It is not positioned as a diagnostic, screening, or surveillance tool, but as a preventive and disease-managing treatment modality.