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This petition presents several common sense, cost-effective ways in which to effectively diversify the U.S. national stem cell/marrow registry. It is our hope that when these proposed policies become reality, they will serve as templates for replication worldwide.
Right Here, Right Now Patients Are In Desperate Need of a Donor Match
Stem Cell Transplants Save Lives
Please sign, share & promote our petition to diversify the national stem cell/marrow donor registry at https://www.change.org/healthequity
Register to be a stem cell/marrow donor at https://www.aadp.org/learn/homekit/
Finding A Match: The Basics*
For a successful transplant, a patient needs a matching donor. Seventy percent (70%) of the patients cannot find a matching donor within their family. These patients will depend on the U.S. Be the Match Donor Registry to help find them a donor. Special testing determines whether a patient and a donor are a good match.
Race & Ethnicity Matter*
Because the markers used in matching are inherited, patients are more likely to match someone from their own race or ethnicity. Adding more bone marrow and umbilical cord donors from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds to the Be The Match® Registry increases the likelihood that patients will find the match they need.
A person's heritage can make all the difference. If you are from one of the following communities, you are especially encouraged to register as a stem cell/bone marrow donor or donate your baby's umbilical cord blood upon delivery:
Black & African American
American Indian & Alaska Native
Asian (which includes East, Southeast & South Asians)
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
Hispanic & Latinx
Multiple Race
*Source: https://www.aadp.org/learn/need-for-donors/
*A patient’s likelihood of finding a matching bone marrow donor or cord blood unit on the Be The Match Registry® ranges from 19% to 80% depending on ethnic background.*
*Source: https://www.aadp.org/learn/ethnicity-matters/
Learn more about the importance of diversifying and increasing the donor pool. E-mail the Asian American Donor Program at info@aadp.org.
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