Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Be The Match Kicks off Nationwide Effort to Increase African American Bone Marrow Donors | Business Wire

Be The Match Kicks off Nationwide Effort to Increase African American Bone Marrow Donors | Business Wire: Registry events nationwide will encourage more African Americans to step forward and join the Be The Match Registry�. It’s the world’s largest listing of potential bone marrow donors, who hold the potential of a cure for patients like Valaria who have sickle cell anemia or life-threatening blood cancers.

Online, people will be asked to visit SWABplusDNA.org to learn the facts about donation. That’s because myths about bone marrow donation keep many people from joining the Be The Match Registry and potentially saving a life.

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