Disparities exist in bone marrow transplantation

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Disparities exist in bone marrow transplantation

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African-Americans and women are less likely than Caucasians and men to undergo bone marrow transplantation to treat cancers of the blood.

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Tags: HIV, AIDS, STD, Cancer, Bone, Men's Health, Women's Health, Transplantation

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fastcoexist.com — “If you need a bone marrow transplant and aren’t white, you might have a problem. The number of available donors for many ethnic populations in the National Marrow Donor Program is alarmingly small--just take a look at the story of Amit Gupta, who used the power of social media to overcome the 1 in 20,000 odds of finding a match (only 1% of donors in the registry are South Asian).View full resource at fastcoexist.com

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African-Americans and women are less likely to undergo bone marrow transplantation, study finds

sciencedaily.com — “African-Americans and women are less likely than Caucasians and men to undergo bone marrow transplantation to treat cancers of the blood, according to a new analysis. The study's results indicate that additional research is needed to determine why disparities exist in access to bone marrow transplantation and also that the medical community should work to eliminate these inequities.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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