1. Bone Marrow Donation
Zach Siefker
HNRS 1010

2. Bone Marrow Statistics
This year 130,000 Americans will need a transplant
44,000 Americans (3,500 children) will be diagnosed with Leukemia
Leukemia will kill half of the adults and 700 of the children
70% of patients rely on donor registries to find a match
7,500 patients are actively searching the national registry
Only 2% of Americans are on the national registry
1,000 people die each year because they cannot find a matching donor

3. Bone Marrow Statistics
Caucasian patients find a donor 75% of the time
Minorities (like African- Americans) only find donors 25% of the time
Multi-racial patients almost never find a donor

4. Two Types of Donation PBSC Donation Surgical Donation
Most common, with 80% of donors doing PBSC donations
Only 20% of donors have a surgical donation, usually because of a pre-existing medical condition
Injection every day for a week to release marrow into the blood
Donors are usually admitted to a hospital or clinic overnight
Out-Patient procedure on the 7th day of the week, similar to giving blood
Procedure is usually done under general anesthesia
In either case, the donor usually has symptoms similar to the flu and may feel weak for a few days

5. Chances of Actually Donating
Only 1 in 540 donors are called
Of those, 80% donate non-surgically
Those who register only have a % chance of donating surgically, and a 0.15% chance of donating through PBSC

6. How to Donate Bone Marrow
Register via bethematch.org
Submit a cheek cell sample via mail
If called, come to a clinic or hospital for a blood test to verify tissue match

7. Thank you, Questions?