Who can use donated cord blood?
Thousands of patients with leukemia and other life-threatening diseases need a transplant and depend on the Be The Match RegistrySM for a matching bone marrow donor or umbilical cord blood unit. If you donate cord blood to a public bank, the cord blood can be transplanted into any patient whose doctor selects the cord blood unit as the best match for that patient. The donated cord blood is not reserved for your family.
Patients around the world, along with their families and friends, are searching for a matching bone marrow donor or cord blood unit. These patients have cancer and other life-threatening diseases that can be treated by a bone marrow or cord blood transplant. Cord blood can be transplanted into any patient when the cord blood unit is the best match for that patient.
