BENGALURU, Sept. 22 -- BENGALURU : "A stem cell transplant is your only chance, but no one in your family is a match." Right now, somewhere in India, a child with Thalassemia or a young parent with Leukemia are hearing these exact words. Their survival doesn't depend on medicine alone; it depends on whether a stranger chooses to register as a donor.
For 70% of patients diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers and disorders, their only hope lies in finding an unrelated voluntary donor; a "genetic twin" somewhere in the world whose tissue type matches theirs. On World Marrow Donor Day (WMDD), non-profit organization DKMS Foundation India is calling on young Indians to bridge this critical gap and register as potential lifesavers.
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