“One Match, Second Chance” Join us as we celebrate 10 years since RobinRoberts lifesaving bone marrow transplant by looking back on the journey from her stem cell transplant to her return to GMA and beyond! Here’s how to join the bone marrow registry
registry, a nonprofit organization operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, which manages the world's largest bone marrow donor registry.
To help continue to raise awareness of the bone marrow registry, "GMA" is partnering with Be The Match in our "One Match, Second Chance" series from September 20 through February 20 to continue to raise awareness and to help save lives. Learn how to take the first step to sign up to become a donor today.
While Roberts had a perfect match within her own family, approximately 70% of patients do not have a matching donor in their family and must turn to registries like Be The Match for their cure. A patient's chance of having a matched, available donor on the Be The Match Registry ranges from 29% to 79%, depending on the patient's ethnic background.
Now more than ever the need is urgent, and the statistics are stunning. Be The Match reports regional and national recruitment efforts decreased 36% during the height of the pandemic. Be The Match also reports only 50% of people on the registry will go on to make a donation when they're a match for a patient in need. Be The Match has put a call out in particular for younger donors under the age of 40, as research has shown younger donors help improve overall outcomes for patients.
Stay tuned for more stories of lifesaving bone marrow donations and transplants and ways you can make an impact.
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