Black donors urged to donate stem cells to help save those battling blood cancer 01 June 2021 - 12:31 Black blood cancer patients are at a distinct disadvantage due to the low number of registered donors in the database. Image: 123RF/PENCHAN PUMILA
Black blood cancer patients are at a distinct disadvantage due to the low number of registered donors in the database.
That s the word from DKMS Africa formerly the Sunflower Fund on the back of World Blood Cancer Day which was observed globally last Friday.
“This is why DKMS Africa urges everyone to register and help grow an ethnically-diverse registry to give patients a better chance of finding a perfect match,” said Alana James, DKMS Africa executive director.
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