Donor Info

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 bone marrow or blood stem cell donor as quickly as possible. This at the heart of the DKMS mission - to find matching donors for every patient.

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Search for a match

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A potential match

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Prepare to donate

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Stem cell donation

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After the donation

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How is my patient?

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Stem cell donation

Peripheral blood stem cell collection

The most common method of stem cell removal is peripheral stem cell collection, which is used in around 80 percent of cases. Here, stem cells are obtained from the blood by a special procedure called apheresis.

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Where and when you donate

Your health is always our top priority. That’s why we work with highly specialized, certified, and experienced collection centers located at hospitals or blood centers.

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We cover your costs

DKMS will cover any costs incurred in connection with your stem cell donation or preliminary health check, within defined limits.

More ways to help

You can support the DKMS in many ways and thus give new hope for life to many blood cancer patients.

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