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‘You could save their life’: Stem cell, bone marrow donor events planned to help Iowa residents – Omaha World-Herald

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2016-12-01 NEWS

Omaha World-Herald

‘You could save their life’: Stem cell, bone marrow donor events planned to help Iowa residents
Omaha World-Herald
Three area communities will host donor drives for stem cell and bone marrow transplants on Saturday. A simple mouth swab will place attendees on a registry that could link potential transplant matches. “It’s a very simple procedure,” said Kay Fast, …
Glenwood among three stem cell, bone marrow donor drive sites Dec. 3The Opinion Tribune

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2016-12-01 NEWS

Fred Hutch News Service

‘Not as many voices for them’
Fred Hutch News Service
Stem cell transplantation is the only cure for Hyper IgM and for many of the other non-malignant blood disorders Burroughs treats. However, the transplant procedure is often very toxic for patients with severe immune deficiencies and other non