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The major application of hematopoietic stem cells is the treatment of blood cancers resulting from abnormal proliferation of blood cells. Chemotherapy is typically used to destroy the cancerous blood cells, which are then replenished with the introduction of hematopoietic stem cells. The stem cells differentiate and replace the lost blood cells. Another major application is in rescuing blood cells affected by chemotherapy and cancer drugs that often target all dividing cells. This approach is also applicable to both nonhematological cancers. Graft versus tumor reaction, a process in which transplanted cells destroy tumor cells, is another important mechanism by which transplanted hematopoietic cells help fight cancer.