Blood Donor Basics
Your health is important to us, and we want to help you maintain it.
Every three minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer and you could be the cure. People battling blood cancers, such as leukemia, often require a bone marrow transplant to survive. Sometimes family members can be a match for a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant, however most patients who need a transplant will not find a match in their family. This means they are dependent upon finding a match from the National Donor Marrow Program (NMDP).
That’s where you come in! In order to be identified as a possible match, you need to first join the Be The Match Registry®.
Joining the Be The Match Registry® is Easy!
Click here to ask us how you can help (select NMDP from the drop down options).
Chances of Being a Match
Not everyone on Be The Match Registry® will match a patient and be asked to donate. In fact, the chances of donating are about 1 in 540. Most donors who have been a match report that donating marrow is a very positive experience and would do it again.
For more information on registering as a potential donor or holding a “Be the Match” donor drive, please visit the National Marrow Donor Program Web site at www.marrow.org.
Your health is important to us, and we want to help you maintain it.
Your help as our community partner is essential to the blood supply.
Let your blood type lead the way to donate your powerful lifesaving gift.
Help your community understand the impact blood donation has.