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A blood cancer diagnosis is a shock and often marks the start of a race against time. For many patients, their only chance of survival is to find a matching blood stem cell donor, as fast as possible. That is why donor profiles with all the relevant information, along with the best possible processes, are so important for us.

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Search for a match
A blood cancer diagnosis is a shock and often marks the start of a race against time. For many patients, their only chance of survival is to find a matching blood stem cell donor, as fast as possible.
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A potential match
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A potential match
If your tissue characteristics match those of a patient, our staff will contact you immediately to ask if you are still willing to donate your stem cells.
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Prepare to donate
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Prepare to donate
From now on, every day counts  – because in many cases, patients need their stem cell transplants to happen as soon as they possibly can.
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Stem cell donation
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Stem cell donation
There are two different ways to donate stem cells: peripheral stem cell donation, and bone marrow donation.
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After the donation
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After the donation
After your stem cell donation, we ask you to take part in a donor follow-up. This helps us to keep a close eye on your well-being.
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Patient meeting
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Patient meeting
After the donation, new questions keep coming up - most of them revolve around the recipient of the stem cells. How is he or she doing? Is it possible to get in touch or even get to know each other personally?
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Patient meeting
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You can support the DKMS-BMST in many ways and thus give new hope for life to many blood cancer patients.