Stories of hope, foundation updates, and news from the bone marrow donation community.
Black and African American patients face the longest odds of finding a matched bone marrow donor. The reason is genetic, not personal, and it is something communities can change. Here is the science behind the match gap, why it matters for blood cancers and sickle cell disease, and how to help…
Each July, Cord Blood Awareness Month shines a light on a resource that is often discarded after birth. Here is a plain-language guide to what cord blood is, the difference between public donation and private storage, who it can help, and how it connects to the marrow and stem cell registries.
Bone marrow, PBSC, and cord blood are three sources of the same blood-forming stem cells. Here is how each one works, in plain English, and why the patient's transplant team, not the donor, decides which is requested.
Every 3 minutes, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer. You could be their cure. Joining the registry is free, simple, and could save a life.