‘Life or death’ for patients amid lack of blood donors

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‘Life or death’ for patients amid lack of blood donors

Patients in Australia face a “life or death” situation if they need a stem cell match due to a critical shortage of blood donors, a cancer organisation has warned.

There are about 1000 Australians urgently waiting for a living stem cell match, also known as a bone marrow match, at any one time, according to the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR).

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