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Cancer Center Supportive Programs
Marrow Donor Registry
Saint Alphonsus is a Donor Center for the National Marrow Donor Program
(NMDP), which provides marrow and blood stem cell transplants for patients
with leukemia and other life-threatening blood diseases. Currently, more than
1,400 patients receive transplants through the NMDP each year, although over
30,000 people are newly diagnosed annually. We now have over 3,000 patients
searching the registry daily for a potential marrow match.
Approximately four million volunteer potential donors are listed on the NMDP
registry, and we are actively recruiting for more minority donors. By diversifying
the registry, the NMDP will be able to offer all patients an equal chance
of finding an unrelated donor.