Be the one to save a life. - Dana

Working together with you
Dana-Farber’s donor services team plays a key role
within our transplant program, including:
− donor search and selection
− cell collection
− support of related donors
− building and diversifying the registry of volunteer,
unrelated donors
Be the one
to save a life.
We can help you:
Join the registry. You can be the one to save a life
by donating precious bone marrow or stem cells
to a patient in need. If you’ve been typed for a
family member and would like to join the registry
to potentially help other patients, let us know and
we can help you coordinate this process.
Host a donor registration drive. Give everyone you
know a chance to join the Be The Match Registry.
Our experienced team will help you create an inspiring,
memorable event that fits your circumstances
and fuels hope not only for your family, but for
patients everywhere.
Channel the energies of your friends, family,
co-workers, and community. Learn more and get
involved by contacting us at:
www.dana-farber.org/nmdp
nmdpdonor@dfci.harvard.edu
866-875-3324
Join the marrow registry.
You could be the one to save a life.
Am I eligible to join the registry?
How else can I help?
On any given day, thousands of men, women,
and children are searching for a life-saving donor.
These are people who have been diagnosed with
leukemia, anemia, lymphoma or another lifethreatening blood disease that requires treatment
with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, in
which cells from a healthy donor are transplanted
into a patient. About 30 percent of patients will find
a matching donor within their family; the remaining
70 percent will need to search a worldwide registry
of unrelated donors for a “miracle match.”
To join the registry, you need to be:
− Between the ages of 18-60
− Willing to donate to any patient in need
− Able to meet certain health guidelines
In addition to joining the marrow donor registry,
there are other ways you can get involved:
Operated by the National Marrow Donor Program
(NMDP), the Be The Match Registry® is the
largest, most diverse marrow donor registry in the
world. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a fully
accredited member of the NMDP and is committed
to growing and diversifying the registry to help
more patients get the transplants they need. By
joining the registry, you could be the one to save
a life.
On the cover: The process to join the registry is simple, involving
swabbing the inside of your cheek to collect a sample of cells. Your
commitment is much greater though: it can mean the difference
between life and death for the patient who needs a donor.
For more information about eligibility, details on
what happens if you are called upon as a match,
and more on the process of donating, please visit
our website at www.dana-farber.org/nmdp.
Volunteer. We need volunteers to assist with donor
registration drives on days, evenings and weekends.
Volunteers are also able to help educate the public
and spread the word about the opportunity to
save a life.
Donating platelets. Platelets are the clotting
agents of the blood. Many patients receive platelet
transfusions as part of their treatment. If you donate
platelets three times at the Kraft Family Blood Donor
Center at Dana-Farber, you are then invited to join
the Be The Match Registry, if you’d like to register
as a potential donor. To learn more about the need
for platelet donors, please call 617-632-3206 or
visit www.dana-farber.org/blooddonation.
Donate blood or host a blood drive. Brigham and
Women’s Hospital Blood Donor Center collects
whole blood and has a mobile unit that can come
to your school, business, or other community
location for a blood drive. To learn more, call
617-732-6620 or visit www.brighamandwomens.org/
blooddonation.