WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
BEING A DONOR
Every 40 minutes someone in Australia is diagnosed with blood cancer, and for many a blood stem cell transplant from a complete stranger is their only hope.
Younger donors result in better outcomes for patients, so we urgently need 18-35 year olds to register and increase their chances of finding the best possible match.
Ethnic diversity is also important as patients are more likely to find a match with a donor from the same ethnic background.
Young men make particularly important donors – as they often weigh more, they literally have more to give.

30% of patients find a match within their family

70% need to find an unrelated donor through the Australian Donor Registry

Only 4% of donors on the registry are males aged 18-35

We search registries around the world to find the best match for Australian patients. Sadly many countries don’t have registries and Australians from these backgrounds can struggle to find a donor.

80% of Australian patients receive a donation from an overseas donor.
We need people like you, with the Strength to Give.
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Right Now in Australia…

15,000
newly diagnosed annually (or >40 per day).
UP TO 7,500
people lose their lives every year, making blood cancer one of the biggest causes of cancer death.
OVER 110,000
people of all ages are living with a blood cancer today.
Source: State of the Nation: Blood Cancer in Australia report, Leukaemia Foundation (2019)
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