WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
BEING A DONOR
Every 31 minutes someone in Australia is diagnosed with blood cancer, and for many a blood stem cell transplant from a complete stranger is their only hope.
Younger donors result in better outcomes for patients, so we urgently need 18-35 year olds to register and increase their chances of finding the best possible match.
Ethnic diversity is also important as patients are more likely to find a match with a donor from the same ethnic background.
Young men make particularly important donors – as they often weigh more, they literally have more to give.

30% of patients find a match within their family

70% need to find an unrelated donor through the Australian Donor Registry

Only 4% of donors on the registry are males aged 18-35

We search registries around the world to find the best match for Australian patients. Sadly many countries don’t have registries and Australians from these backgrounds can struggle to find a donor.

80% of Australian patients receive a donation from an overseas donor.
We need people like you, with the Strength to Give.
Our Stories

Right Now in Australia…

17,321
newly diagnosed annually (or >47 per day).
over 5,600
people lose their lives every year, making blood cancer one of the biggest causes of cancer death.
OVER 110,000
people of all ages are living with a blood cancer today.
Source: State of the Nation: Blood Cancer in Australia report, Leukaemia Foundation (2019)
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