Donating your stem cells to your brother or sister
Published: Apr 2024
Next review: Apr 2027
A stem cell transplant can be an important part of treatment for some cancers and leukaemia in children and young people. This guide explains stem cell (bone marrow) donation for teenagers and young adults.
This booklet helps explain about being a stem cell donor for your brother or sister, and describes some of the things that you may experience. It is important that you understand what will happen if you are selected to be a donor.
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How this resource was made
Reviewed by Craig Baillie, Stem Cell Transplant Clinical Nurse Specialist, Royal Glasgow Children’s Hospital on behalf of the National Paediatric Stem Cell Transplant Nurses Group and in conjunction with the CCLG Information Advisory Group, comprising parents, survivors and multiprofessional experts in the field of children’s cancer.
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