The Central New York Business Journal | CNY soon to be the home of the second public cord blood bank in NY NewsChannel 9 WSYR He was diagnosed with leukemia at two months old and went through chemotherapy and radiation, but it was a stem cell transplant that helped cure him of cancer. “Because an anonymous family donated their baby's umbilical cord instead of throwing it out, ... Upstate Medical breaking ground today on $15 million cord blood bank |