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Bone Marrow Donation

Bone Marrow Donation. Zach Siefker HNRS 1010. Bone Marrow Statistics. This year 130,000 Americans will need a transplant 44,000 Americans (3,500 children) will be diagnosed with Leukemia Leukemia will kill half of the adults and 700 of the children

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Bone Marrow Donation

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  1. Bone Marrow Donation Zach Siefker HNRS 1010

  2. Bone Marrow Statistics • This year 130,000 Americans will need a transplant • 44,000 Americans (3,500 children) will be diagnosed with Leukemia • Leukemia will kill half of the adults and 700 of the children • 70% of patients rely on donor registries to find a match • 7,500 patients are actively searching the national registry • Only 2% of Americans are on the national registry • 1,000 people die each year because they cannot find a matching donor

  3. Bone Marrow Statistics • Caucasian patients find a donor 75% of the time • Minorities (like African-Americans) only find donors 25% of the time • Multi-racial patients almost never find a donor

  4. Two Types of Donation

  5. Chances of Actually Donating • Only 1 in 540 donors are called • Of those, 80% donate non-surgically • Those who register only have a 0.037% chance of donating surgically, and a 0.15% chance of donating through PBSC

  6. How to Donate Bone Marrow • Register via bethematch.org • Submit a cheek cell sample via mail • If called, come to a clinic or hospital for a blood test to verify tissue match

  7. Thank you, Questions?

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