Blood cancers
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Blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma account for over 156,000 new diagnoses each year in the United States. More than 70% of students surveyed were unaware of Be The Match, an organization that maintains a registry for bone marrow donation. The document calls for more education about blood cancers and Be The Match to increase awareness of treatment options and the importance of advocacy and knowledge-sharing with others.
Blood cancers
- 2. Problems Approximately every ten minutes, someone in the US dies from a blood cancer. "An estimated combined total of 156,420 people in the US are expected to be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma in 2014.". According to class survey results, more than 70% of the class have never heard of Be The Match
- 3. Solutions Education about blood cancers Education about Be The Match registry and donation Stress the importance of advocating and knowledge to others
- 4. Works Cited "Someday is Today." . Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1 Apr. 2014. Web. 9 July 2014. <https://www.lls.org/content/nationalcontent/resourcecenter/freeeduca tionmaterials/generalcancer/pdf/facts.pdf>. "Someday is Today." . Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1 Apr. 2014. Web. 9 July 2014. <https://www.lls.org/content/nationalcontent/resourcecenter/freeeduca tionmaterials/generalcancer/pdf/facts.pdf>. ." How Bone Marrow Donation Works 但Before, During & Post Donation Steps. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 July 2014. <http://bethematch.org/Transplant- Basics/How-marrow-donation-works/>. "Stem Cell vs. Bone Marrow Transplant: What's the Difference?." Insight. N.p., 8 Nov. 2012. Web. 14 July 2014. <http://blog.dana- farber.org/insight/2012/11/stem-cell-vs-bone-marrow-transplant-whats- the-difference/>.