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Why is Give A Spit so important?

Here are some reasons why:

• Young people age 18-24 are the bone marrow donors needed most.
• Only 30% of patients needing a marrow transplant can find a match within their family. The rest rely on complete strangers.
• Currently, the likelihood of finding a matching donor is 66 to 93 percent, depending on race or ethnicity. Minority donors are most needed.
• Donating marrow isn’t as scary as it sounds — and there are 2 ways to give, one that’s much like giving blood but takes a bit longer.
• Each year, 10,000 people need a donation to treat blood or bone cancer.
• The National Bone Marrow Registry has millions of donors, but thousands are still looking for a match.

Still not enough reasons?

Bethematch.org will answer your lingering questions.