how likely is it to find a compatible unrelated donor for a bone marrow transplant at the age of 20?
If a diagnosis of biphenotypic leukemia(both aml & all) of a caucasion 20 year old were given, what would the odds be of surviving an unrelated bone marrow transplant? (While in the first remission?)
- blonde dyslexic but good looking
not very likley my girlfriend sara died of the cancer. at about the same age. but that was 5 years ago so there might be more done for this now. I would consult a doctor.
- rumpunchman
there is a bone marrow registry....
that;s world wide.
- rose
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- kristybum
it is possible, there is a bonemarrow registery, worldwide, speak to your doc about it
- Tina
It's hard to find donors, most people don't know much about it, even I don't know alot except what I have heard on cancer support groups. I'm a cancer survivor, I don't know if you previously had cancer if you can donate, probably not.
But this is the website http://www.marrow.org/ they have a support center. What I would do talk to your doctor about it, you can join the group here, and go from there. They recently had a drive in the middle of May so maybe there might be a registered donor with her type.
If I were in your shoes and there is not a donor, I would go to every newspaper, website, anywhere and everywhere and petition people to donate marrow, even on tv, door to door, why not? It would help plus it's not only helping the person it's helping others who need marrow too. Door to door and face to face, it's harder for people to say no. Do an email for friends to forward to friends, anything you can. Good luck.
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Sydney Gavan has Biphenotypic Leukemia (Both AML & ALL types) which accounts for only 5% of all leukemias. She has undergone Chemo but her blast percentage has gone up to 10% so she is no longer in remission. Sydney needs to have a transplant and as of April 27th out of all 6 million registered donors NOT ONE is a match for her. This latest development is gut wrenching. We need to spread the word to EVERYONE EVERYWHERE to please get on the National Bone Marrow Registry. Sydney has a couple of numbers that are hard to match and it is now more important than ever to get people tested and on the list. Leukemia, a cancer of the bone marrow and blood, can affect anyone, as the cause of the disease is unknown. About 231000 people have it in the United States with 44000 new cases being diagnosed each year. Around half of these people will die of the disease, many because they wont find a match for bone marrow transplant. The process of joining the registry is simple; a quick health questionnaire and a cheek swab is all it takes. Just log onto www.marrow.org to find local bone marrow drives. Unfortunately, only a third of patients who require a bone marrow transplant will find a match.
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