1 in 100 students signed up by Marrow groups go on to donate lifesaving bone marrow or stem cells to patients with blood cancers and other blood disorders. Bath Marrow are going to be involved in a multitude of activities in and around the university, collaborating with other societies, organizing fundraising events and socials as well as are our prime aim of signing up over 200 people to the Anth
ony Nolan Bone Marrow register. More information:
Around 2,000 people in the UK need a bone marrow transplant each year. This is usually their last chance of survival and Anthony Nolan uses its register to match potential stem cell donors to blood cancer patients. Young people are most likely to be chosen to donate and have better outcomes for the patient, as they are less likely to have long-term health problems which might delay or prevent donation. Marrow is a student volunteering group formed in 1997 which works with blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan to recruit young donors and raise vital funds. Since its formation in 1997, more than 50 universities have set up their own Marrow society. Collectively, Marrow has recruited over 85,000 potential donors and more than 800 of these people have gone on to donate. Typically, around 1 in 1200 people on the register go on to donate, so Marrow donors are up to 10 times more likely to save a life than average.
* Anthony Nolan was the world’s first bone marrow register. The blood cancer charity has been saving lives for four decades by matching remarkable people willing to donate their bone marrow to patients in desperate need of a transplant.
* At Anthony Nolan we want someone who has a transplant to have the greatest possible chance of life. However, currently, only 60% of transplant recipients receive the best possible match, and this drops dramatically to 20.5% if you’re from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background. By building and diversifying our register we will be able to provide the best match to even more people with blood cancer.
* Someone is diagnosed with blood cancer every 20 minutes.
* Around 2,000 people in the UK need a bone marrow (or stem cell) transplant from a stranger each year. This is usually their last chance of survival.
* You have a 25%-30% chance of having the same tissue type as a sibling. * 90% of donations take place via PBSC (peripheral blood stem cell collection). This is an outpatient appointment and is similar to donating blood.
* To join the register, you must be aged between 16 and 30, weigh more than 7st 12lbs (50kgs) and be in general good health. For more information about our work or to sign up online, please visit www.anthonynolan.org.
