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Hallie Bea Barnard is 9 years old, her favorite color is purple, and she’s searching for a bone marrow transplant match. The right match would...
What Does Bone Marrow Actually Do?
Bone marrow transplants are known to save lives, but how? What makes bone marrow so special?
What its like to donate bone marrow
How to save a life by donating blood or bone marrow
More than 18,000 Americans are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness every year. Some of these illnesses can be treated by bone marrow or blood cell transplants donations.
What is a Bone Marrow Transplant (Stem Cell Transplant)?
A bone marrow transplant, also called a stem cell transplant, is a treatment for some types of cancer. For example, you might have one if you have leukemia, multiple myeloma, or some types of lymphoma. Doctors also treat some blood diseases with stem cell transplants.In the past, a stem cell transplant was more commonly called a bone marrow transplant because the stem cells were collected from the bone marrow. Today, stem cells are usually collected from the blood, instead of the bone marrow…
Why Bone Marrow Donor Diversity Is Needed (Video)
Diversity in medicine is extremely important. One of the biggest challenges is finding bone marrow donors of ethnicity.
Did You Know? Bone Marrow Therapy
Many aspects of stem cell therapy are common knowledge but Stem Cell The Magazine has information on surprising facts in our new bone marrow therapy article!
Challenges of Finding a Mixed-race Bone Marrow Match
For minorities and mixed-race patients seeking a match on the bone marrow transplant registry, finding donors from a similar ethnic background can be challenging. Here are inspiring stories of City of Hope transplant recipients.
5 things to know about bone marrow transplants
They're in demand, but do you know much about them?
Being a bone marrow donor: This is what it's like
Being part of a bone marrow donation was an extraordinary and rare opportunity.
Pregnant woman battling leukemia finds perfect bone marrow match
A pregnant woman, who made a desperate plea for a bone marrow donor, has finally found her perfect match.
Bride shares dance with bone marrow donor who saved her life
Greta Hokanson became a nurse because of the bone marrow transplant she had a few years ago, saying a donor from Arkansas saved her life. So when Greta got married, she decided to thank the man who made her wedding possible.
Donor event brings girl closer to finding the perfect bone marrow match
After an 8-year-old from Temple was diagnosed with leukemia, community members have joined to help her find a bone marrow match which could save her life.
People of color are significantly less likely to find a bone marrow match
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A bone marrow transplant is often the difference between life or death for people battling diseases like leukemia or lymphoma, but your skin color could determine how likely you are to find a match.<br>The national bone marrow donor program called Be The Match says your chance of finding a match if you’re black or African American is 23 percent compared to 77 percent if you’re white.
Skin color determines likelihood of finding bone marrow match
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A bone marrow transplant is often the difference between life or death for people battling diseases like leukemia or lymphoma, but your skin color could determine how likely you are to find a match.<br>The national bone marrow donor program called Be The Match says your chance of finding a match if you’re black or African American is 23 percent compared to 77 percent if you’re white.
To the 6-Year-Old Girl Whose Bone Marrow Matched My Own
It ended with an email that read: “On your 61st birthday, you will have completed your commitment as a member of the Be The Match Registry®.” After 23 years, I have aged out. My bone marrow is now too old to save a life. And not just any life. I am too old to save …
A sailor who helped save a child spreads the word on bone marrow donation
Navy Lt. Kawika Segundo’s bone marrow had less than a 4% chance to match with a terminally ill 7-year-old, but that slim chance turned out to be enough.
Bonded by blood: Cancer survivor meets bone marrow donor who saved her life
Every person has a story to share. We learn that life is a journey and with every experience, we learn and grow. What makes my journey unique, is that I was given the chance to
What Being My Sister’s Bone Marrow Donor Taught Me About Love
We all have the power to heal our relationships with others
Is It Right to Ask a 4-Year-Old to Donate Bone Marrow?
Can a young child really consent to a possibly-painful procedure to save a sibling? Dr Art Caplan discusses how to decide such cases.
