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6 July 2011

The charity Anthony Nolan is launching an urgent appeal for 10,000 young men to join its blood stem cell donor register. However, a ComRes survey into public awareness of blood stem cell (or bone marrow) donation has found that while 24% of people would definitely consider joining the stem cell register and most people (54%) would consider it, there is still widespread confusion about what it is and what donating entails.
The charity Anthony Nolan is launching an urgent appeal for 10,000 young men to join its blood stem cell donor register. However, a ComRes survey into public awareness of blood stem cell (or bone marrow) donation has found that while 24% of people would definitely consider joining the stem cell register and most people (54%) would consider it, there is still widespread confusion about what it is and what donating entails.

A stem cell transplant can be the last hope of survival for a patient with blood cancer such as leukaemia...