"Every three to four minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer,"
"Many patients rely on the NMDP Registry because most lack a matching donor within their family. A simple, free cheek swab allows eligible individuals to join the registry."
"Because matching is genetically based, increasing donor diversity is critical for patients from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. By joining and committing to donate blood stem cells-most often a non-surgical procedure resembling plasma donation-you may be the lifesaving match a patient urgently needs."
The Boston Celtics set up a cheek swabbing station inside TD Garden for two upcoming home games to register potential blood stem cell donors. Ed Lacerte, the team's longtime athletic trainer and physical therapist, is battling acute monocytic leukemia and awaits a blood stem cell transplant after remission. The team honored Lacerte by wearing his name on pregame warmup shirts and running jumbotron announcements directing fans to the swabbing station. The National Marrow Donor Program registry enrollment is free and available via swab kits at games or online. The station is available Dec. 19 and Dec. 22 during final 2025 home games.
Read at Boston.com
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