WORLD CANCER DAY
Save the Cord Foundation is an Official Participant in World Cancer Day.
Don’t sit back! Get up and spread the good news! We can beat cancer with cord blood! It is already happening and we are going to celebrate cord blood’s success on World Cancer Day.Join us to spread the word to parents and medical professionals about this valuable medical resource. Let’s encourage more parents to save the cord. Let’s encourage more hospitals to launch public cord blood donation programs.
Save the Cord Foundation is a proud participant in World Cancer Day (visit the WCD site). Of course, cancer awareness and cord blood education go year round but this February 4th everyone is making a special effort to get the word out! Why is this important? First of all, though doctors have not yet “cured” cancer it is fair to say that huge progress has been made. Part of that progress is largely due to cord blood!
At Save the Cord Foundation, World Cancer Day will kick off a series of articles and interviews with cancer survivors, the doctors who treat them and, of course, parents who have donated their child’s cord blood. Join us as we reach out to members of the medical community and parents to explain how cord blood is being used to treat 80+ diseases including many blood cancers.
At Save the Cord Foundation, World Cancer Day will kick off a series of articles and interviews with cancer survivors, the doctors who treat them and, of course, parents who have donated their child’s cord blood. Join us as we reach out to members of the medical community and parents to explain how cord blood is being used to treat 80+ diseases including many blood cancers.
IMPACT OF COVID-19: Has COVID-19 delayed or cancelled a stem cell transplant for you or a family member? Ask your doctor about a cord blood stem cell transplant. Cord blood is easier to match than bone marrow (fewer matching criteria) and can be easily shipped in days. For many cancer patients during the pandemic, cord blood has provided new hope when bone marrow donors were no longer available. |