Stem cell donor drive on April 12

Posted: Published on April 6th, 2015

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Bengaluru, April 06, 2015, DHNS

A donor drive will be organised in the City on April 12 to find a suitable match for stem cell transplant for a 22-year-old leukemia patient.

Snigdha, who was diagnosed with leukemia in December 2014, has been waiting to find a donor to undergo stem cell transplant.The girl is on chemotherapy and finding a donor can save her life, one of her family members said. With none of her family members being a suitable match, the search has been on for months now.

Raghu Rajgopal, CEO, Datri, said that such drives are organised often in the City. He also said that many volunteers register themselves for such drives. For instance, if a drive is organised for about 1,000 people, we have as many as 200 registering. This is a considerably good number, he added.

According to Dr C Ramesh, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, it is estimated that , 1,500 males and 900 female across Karnataka might report with leukemia in 2015. (statistics based in the incidence in Bengaluru). Gaining popularity Even as stem cell therapy has been gaining popularity, there is a need to have well documented evidences and case studies. The number of registrations with stem cell banks is yet to catch up. There is a need for more scientific backings about the use of stem cell therapy on patients, Dr Ramesh added.

The donor drive has been organised by Datri, Blood Stem Cell Donors Registry at Right Living, Blue Moon Raha, 4th Block, Koramangala, between 10.30am and 1pm. For details, contact 9880500555.

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