Blood Cancer
The most prevalent blood cancer in children, accounting for about 25% of childhood cancer cases
What is Leukemia?
Gift of Life is committed to fighting this disease
What is blood cancer?
What test is used to join the stem cell and bone marrow registry for Gift of Life
What is a cheek swab?
Over time there is a __ % chance for being a possible match from the Gift of Life registry.
What is 10%?
This type of blood cancer typically forms solid tumors in lymphoid tissues and has a subtype with abnormally large B cells called Reed–Sternberg cells.
What is Lymphoma?
The U.S. state where Gift of Life’s headquarters is located.
What is Florida?
You must be between these ages to join the registry.
What is 18 to 35 years old?
This percent of patients must search the registry to find a donor.
What is 70%?
Characterized by a large presence of monoclonal immunoglobulin proteins, weakened bones, and abnormal growth of plasma cells.
What is Multiple Myeloma?
The innovative technique used during recruitment drives that later became a global standard
What is bloodless testing?
What percentage of donations by Gift of Life are stem cell donations?
What is 90%?
New cases of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are expected to account for how many of the new cancer cases in 2021 (%)
In the United States, a person is diagnosed with this type of cancer approximately every 3 minutes.
What is blood cancer?
Gift of Life’s iconic 5K event.
What is Walk for Life 5K?
Donors are paid this amount to donate.
What is $0?
About this many people in the U.S. need a transplant each year.
What is about 20,000 people?
This lymphoma is identified by abnormal B cells known as Reed–Sternberg cells.
What is Hodgkin’s Lymphoma?
Founder of Gift of Life who underwent a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.
Who is Jay Feinberg?
After donating, your stem cells return to normal levels in about this amount of time.
What is within a few weeks?
One in every ___ Americans will have a transplant within their lifetime using marrow, stem cells or cord blood
What is 200