DKMS, the international non-profit organisation dedicated to saving the lives of people with blood cancer and blood disorders and the world’s largest stem cell donor database, has published its second Global Impact Report. The report highlights the key achievements and milestones of 2024 and features powerful personal stories from donors whose selfless actions have saved lives, […]
Children and Blood Cancer: Why Awareness is Crucial
Awareness Dr Joydeep Chakrabartty (HOD & Sr Consultant Haemato Oncology) HCG Cancer Center – Kolkata Every parent knows the worry that comes with a child’s fever, cough, or sudden fatigue. Most of the time, it is nothing more than a passing illness. But sometimes, beneath these familiar symptoms, lies something far more serious. Blood cancers like leukaemia […]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month: The Need to Recognize Symptoms of the Disease
Dr. Anoop P, Sr. Consultant – Haematology, Haemato-Oncology, Paediatric Haemato-Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru Different types of blood cancers affect the function of blood cells and can disrupt the body’s ability to fight infections, regulate bleeding and maintain a healthy bone marrow. Chronic leukemia is a type of blood cancer that […]
India Faces Steep Blood Cancer Mortality Rates with over 70,000 Annual Deaths
Experts Call for More Stem Cell Donor Registrations to Tackle this Burden With over 70,000 annual deaths stemming from blood cancer, India experiences a huge burden of mortality rates from this disease. As per the Globocan 2022 report, the country is also currently seeing a surge in the number of blood cancer cases getting diagnosed […]