Intravenous stem cell treatment is dangerous, warns doctor

PATIENTS getting intravenous stem cell treatment in a desperate bid to get relief are putting themselves at risk of developing tumours, a medical expert warned yesterday.

Consultant neurologist at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, Dr Tim Lynch, said he always warned patients that they could potentially harm themselves by getting the controversial treatment.

Irish patients, desperate for a cure for their condition, have been travelling abroad for the injectable and unproven treatment that costs up to €30,000.