World Blood Cancer Day: Experts highlight India’s donor gap, call for strengthening stem cell donor registry
Experts emphasize the urgent need to address the donor gap for blood cancer patients in India ahead of World Blood Cancer Day. With over 70,000 annual deaths from blood cancer, the limited donor registry and delayed diagnoses hinder timely access to life-saving stem cell transplants. Increasing awareness and participation in donor registration, particularly from younger individuals and rural areas, is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
- ▪Over one lakh persons are diagnosed with blood cancer every year in India.
- ▪Only about 0.09% of India's population is currently registered as blood stem cell donors.
- ▪Delays in finding suitable donors can significantly impact treatment outcomes and survival chances for patients with aggressive blood cancers.
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Ahead of World Blood Cancer Day, experts say that many patients diagnosed with blood cancer in India still struggle to find matching donors in time for life-saving stem cell transplants.Stem cell transplantation remains the only curative treatment option for several blood cancers, but severe donor shortages, delayed diagnosis, and the country’s limited donor registry continue to impact timely access to treatment, they say.According to a press release, over one lakh persons are diagnosed with blood cancer every year and more than 70,000 lives are lost annually in India.
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