On Sunday, October 15, 2006 is a very special event at the Bergen County Ethical Culture Society at 687 Larch Avenue in Teaneck. From 11 AM - 12:15 PM, there will be a panel discussion about the humanitarian aspect of the bone marrow transplant. Dr. Richard Bernstein will moderate the panel, consisting of member and donor Scott Harris; the young recipient and his parents; and representatives of Holy Name and Hackensack Hospitals. This promises to be an important and informative platform; all are welcome.
After the panel discussion, everyone will be invited to join the National Bone Marrow Registry. All that is required is a swab of cheek cells for tissue typing.
Every day, thousands of cancer patients are searching for a bone marrow donor. When you join the National Bone Marrow Registry, you join more than 6 million people who stand ready to give someone a future. Even with a Registry of millions, some patients are unable to find a suitable match. You could be the one a patient needs. You'll never know unless you join.
You could save a life. Take the first step to give someone hope.
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This must have been a fascinating platform. I wish I could have attended. Did the speaker mention which types of cancer bone marrow transplants are known to help? Are there clinical trials going on to discover whether patients with other types of cancer can benefit from bone marrow transplants?
ReplyDeleteYour blog inspired me to start my own unofficial blog at www.brooklynethics.blogspot.com, to discuss issues and happenings at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. All are welcome to visit it.
Thanks for checking in Celeste.
ReplyDeleteThe platform was a terrific success. I'm no expert on this topic, but from what I gathered, these therapies, which include bone marrow transplants, stem cell transplants and transplants from umbilical cord blood, are being used to treat a wide range of cancers that are not responsive to
traditional treatments such as chemotherapy including some forms of breast cancers.
Good luck with your blog at the Brooklyn Society - I'll check it out and I'll tell others to do the same.