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Date: | Thu, 26 May 2011 16:22:04 -0400 |
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TODAY Bone Marrow Registry and bake sale fundraiser@ Dartmouth
7pm-11pm
Novack Cafe
BE THE MATCH for someone whose life you can save!
OR Donate to the national bone marrow registry:
Text "MATCH 402" to 50555 (space required between MATCH and 402), and donate $10.
- You will get a text back that you need to confirm the donation by replying yes.
Once this is done the donation will come off of your phone bill.
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Quick Facts about the National Bone Marrow Registry:
- A tiny minority of cancer patients seeking bone marrow ever find a match
- Registering for the bone marrow registry takes 10 minutes and involves a simple
cheek swab
- Chances of you being a match are slim
- Donation is not mandatory even if you are a match
- 75% of procedures are non-surgical, non-invasive, and outpatient. Recovery usually
only takes one day
- For surgeries, recovery is usually within a week and anesthetic is used
- Entering each individual into the registry takes about $100.
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Brought to you by Dartmouth CAPS
Note: If you've registered in one of our previous drives, there's no need to do
it again.
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