The National Bone Marrow Registry at Dartmouth!
-Free For Dartmouth Students to Register
Tuesday, October 18th
8pm - 11pm
Novack Cafe
BE THE MATCH for someone whose life you can save!
Quick Facts:
- 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.