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Only a small percentage
of Liverpool residents are registered as potential lifesavers
DELETE Blood Cancer UK, the charity
that recruits potential blood stem cell donors, is asking for more Liverpool
residents to register to become a potential lifesaver. Currently, only 8,844
from the Liverpool area are registered as potential blood stem cell donors
with Delete Blood Cancer UK, but many more are being sought to help find
matches for the thousands of blood cancer patients needing a blood stem cell
donation every year.
For many blood cancer patients, a blood stem cell donation is their only
chance of survival and they will die if a matching donor isn't found for
them. A matching donor not being found doesn't mean that there is nobody
with a tissue type compatible with the patient. There could be someone out
there with a tissue type that matches the patient's, meaning they could save
their life, but tragically, they may not be registered as a potential blood
stem donor.
Emphasising how easy it is for people to register, Caroline Portlock, Head
of Donor Recruitment at Delete Blood Cancer UK, said:- "Registering
online as a potential blood stem cell donor only takes a few minutes, but it
could lead to you giving decades to someone else. It could lead to you
saving the life of someone with blood cancer who is in need of a blood stem
cell donation for their survival. Please take the time to do it as it could
be 1 of the most important things you ever do."
You can register in 5 minutes online and request a cheek swab kit that will
enable you to do your own tissue test to go on the database and maybe 1
day become a blood stem cell donor. Register through the Delete Blood Cancer
UK
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