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Support for patients. NMDP (formerly Be The Match & National Marrow Donor Program) is a global leader in bone marrow & blood stem cell transplant, driving life-saving research.
Donating bone marrow is voluntary. Unlike plasma donation, you do not get paid to donate bone marrow. The process is not necessarily expensive for donors. Be The Match covers expenses for...
Donate Bone Marrow and Stem Cells. Learn about donating bone marrow and stem cells through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by looking at our Frequently Asked Questions. Categories of questions include finding a match, the donation process, and registering with NMDP's Be The Match Registry.
Donor Circles are personalized communities of donors and supporters that allow you to create fundraising campaigns, organize bone marrow donor drives, and participate in team events all while tracking your community’s direct impact on saving lives.
Become a potential lifesaver by joining the most diverse bone marrow registry in the world. All it takes is a few minutes and a simple cheek swab.
Bone marrow donation, or bone marrow harvesting, is the procedure healthcare providers use to obtain blood-forming cells (stem cells) for bone marrow transplant. Donating bone marrow doesn’t hurt and may cure someone who has blood cancer or a blood disorder.
Marrow donation is a surgical procedure done in a hospital: You receive anesthesia. Doctors use special, hollow needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the back of your pelvic bones.
Why donate? Research scientists use the cells from your donated bone marrow to develop and test medicines and treatments with the potential to change lives dramatically. Not only will you be helping to create the treatments and cures of tomorrow, you will receive $600+ to compensate for your time and effort. How does the process work?
Donating bone marrow stem cells requires agreeing to have stem cells drawn from either your blood or bone marrow to be given to someone else. This is known as a stem cell transplant, bone marrow transplant or hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
The HRSA Blood Stem Cell helps patients who need a bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant from an unrelated donor. Whether you are a prospective donor or a patient, we offer resources, data and useful information about donation and transplantation.