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GIVE BLOOD TO GIVE TIME
Blood Donations and access to care can help cancer patients.
Model used for illustrative purposes only.
GIVE BLOOD TO GIVE TIME
Blood Donations and access to care can help cancer patients.
Model used for illustrative purposes only.
This year, 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with cancer, and blood is often essential to their fight. For those undergoing chemotherapy treatments, a blood transfusion can give them the strength to keep fighting. Cancer patients use nearly 1/4 of the blood supply – more than patients fighting any other disease – but only 3% of Americans donate blood in a given year.
That’s why the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to encourage people across the country to Give Blood to Give Time. When you donate blood or make a financial donation, you’re helping ensure cancer patients receive the lifesaving treatment and access to care they need.
Your blood or platelet donation helps a patient fight cancer. Find a blood drive or donation center in your area to give blood or platelets. You can dedicate your donation to someone affected by cancer after your donation.
Your gift will be used by the American Cancer Society to support programs such as offering rides to treatment and lodging near treatment centers and ensuring that life-saving blood is always available for patients in need.
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Meet Hannah. Hannah is a typical teenager who loves to cheer, dance and shop. She is also a leukemia fighter who shows us the importance of blood and platelet donations.
Troy was 16 when diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and required 47 blood and platelet transfusions to keep him strong enough to beat cancer.
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Educational content for the Give Blood to Give Time campaign is generously sponsored by Merck & Co.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid, and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of 1.5 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to www.cancer.org.