Have you ever heard a bizarre myth about blood stem cell donation? Perhaps a well-meaning relative or an anxious friend shared a piece of advice that sounded more like an old wives’ tale than medical fact. Blood stem cell donation is shrouded in mystery for many, and...
Blood stem cell donation is a vital and life-saving act that can help save the lives of many living with blood cancer and related disorders. Often a blood stem cell donation is the last option to treat these life-threatening conditions. Unfortunately, Strength to Give...
As a blood stem cell donor, you have the potential to save a life. But did you know that keeping your contact information up to date is just as important as the donation itself? Update contact details Here’s why: If you are a potential match for a blood cancer...
It’s no secret. Australia’s stem cell registry is aging rapidly. We urgently need more young people to join the registry to keep up with the growing number of Australians living with blood cancer. Lucky for blood cancer patients, you can help! Patients still need you...
What happens after a blood stem cell donation? By now you’re probably already familiar with stem cell donation as a life-saving treatment for patients with blood cancer or bone marrow failure syndromes like aplastic anaemia, but there’s more to this...
Why cheek swabs? Over recent decades, Australia’s register of blood stem cell donors has been in decline because we simply haven’t been allowed to recruit as many donors as we need. Having launched Strength to Give in 2019 to persuade governments of the effectiveness...
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