“Can sickle cell disease be cured?”
My son has been diagnosed sickle cell disease. Will he have this for his entire life?
3 Answers
Sickle cell disease is genetic and there is no cure; it will be for life.
Yes, but there are new drugs that can make his disease more manageable. On the horizon, there may be even the possibly of a cure with gene therapy.
Yes. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder of the red cells of the blood. He needs to be followed by a hematologist.
