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Swab a Cheek, Save a Life

Each year, approximately 200,000 American children and adults are diagnosed with blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.  Many thousands of others suffer from life-threatening diseases such as aplastic anemia or sickle cell disease, cureable only with a stem cell or bone marrow transplant.

Since tissue type is inherited, like eye or hair color, a patient’s best chance of finding a genetically matched donor lies with people of similar background. Unfortunately, the worldwide donor pool is not adequately representative of all ethnic and racial groups.

In order to find a donor for everyone who can benefit from a transplant, it is important to have an ethnically diverse worldwide registry of donors. Increasing the representation of minority donors is critical.

Someone in the world is waiting for a match. It could be you. All it takes to find out is a simple swab of your cheek. Please register as a donor today! Even if you are not eligible to register, you can still join our Donor Circle, spread the word and stand in support of our mission!

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Donna Jo
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Patricia Silva
Paul Sweetwood
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Oct 02, 2023

A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 67 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 55 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 45 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 41 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 8 year old boy battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 37 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 41 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 55 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 61 year old man battling Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 66 year old man battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 57 year old woman battling Plasma Cell Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 6 year old girl battling Inherited Erythrocyte Abnormality.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 27 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 57 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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May 28, 2014

A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 65 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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Apr 15, 2014

A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 57 year old woman battling Plasma Cell Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 61 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 58 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 58 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 29 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 51 year old woman battling Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 23 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 9 year old girl battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 24 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 63 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 5 year old girl battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 41 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 35 year old woman battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 13 year old boy battling Histiocytic Disorders.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 66 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Syndrome.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 72 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 14 year old girl battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 62 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 18 year old man battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 67 year old woman battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 20 year old man battling Inherited Erythrocyte Abnormality.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 17 year old girl battling Inherited Erythrocyte Abnormality.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 71 year old man battling Myelodysplastic Disorder.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 50 year old man battling Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 17 year old boy battling Severe Aplastic Anemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 33 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 64 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 9 month old boy battling Histiocytic Disorders.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 65 year old woman battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 63 year old man battling Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

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Dec 18, 2011

A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 58 year old man battling Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 52 year old man battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 52 year old woman battling Leukemia.

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A donor sponsored by Swab a Cheek, Save a Life has matched a 9 year old boy battling Inherited Immune Systems Disorders.