Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To read our full Nondiscrimination Statement, click here.

Flow cytometry uses antibodies to identify cells by the molecules present on their surfaces (called immunophenotyping). The antibodies cause the cells to give off light when passed in front of a laser beam. Flow cytometry can identify several types of cells at once and determine if they are cancerous or not.