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Jennifer, a senior United Way executive and mother of two young kids, is battling leukemia and needs a bone-marrow transplant. But she hasn't found a suitable matching donor.
That's where you come in.
On any given day, 6,000 people need bone marrow to help battle cancer and other diseases. But tissue donors must be matched to ensure compatibility.
Joining the national bone-marrow registry is as simple as filling out a form and brushing the inside of your cheek with a cotton swab.
Your marrow type then remains in a central data bank in case a person suffering from cancer, sickle cell anemia or other diseases needs a marrow transplant, a simple procedure similar to donating blood.
But not enough people register.
There's a severe shortage of blacks in the national registry - only about 500,000 out of 8 million overall.
That puts Jennifer and other black patients at extreme risk. A marrow match is far more likely within the same racial group, but the low registration level of blacks means 83% of African-Americans seeking a match never get one.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/...#ixzz0easjXf7n
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Learn more about Jen Austin and the National Marrow Donor Program at this link....
be a hero; save a life
Jennifer, a senior United Way executive and mother of two young kids, is battling leukemia and needs a bone-marrow transplant. But she hasn't found a suitable matching donor.
That's where you come in.
On any given day, 6,000 people need bone marrow to help battle cancer and other diseases. But tissue donors must be matched to ensure compatibility.
Joining the national bone-marrow registry is as simple as filling out a form and brushing the inside of your cheek with a cotton swab.
Your marrow type then remains in a central data bank in case a person suffering from cancer, sickle cell anemia or other diseases needs a marrow transplant, a simple procedure similar to donating blood.
But not enough people register.
There's a severe shortage of blacks in the national registry - only about 500,000 out of 8 million overall.
That puts Jennifer and other black patients at extreme risk. A marrow match is far more likely within the same racial group, but the low registration level of blacks means 83% of African-Americans seeking a match never get one.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/...#ixzz0easjXf7n
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Learn more about Jen Austin and the National Marrow Donor Program at this link....
be a hero; save a life