Hundreds of Canadians are waiting for stem-cell transplants, but only half of them will find a donor, according to Canadian Blood Services. For multiracial patients, the chances of finding a match are infinitely smaller.
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Why is it so hard for people of mixed race to find suitable donors?
A lot of people think of it as blood…But this has to do with your genetic background, what you would call a โgenetic twin.โ Basically, when youโre trying to find your genetic twin, a lot of times, itโs someone who has similar ancestry….
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What happens when you receive a transplant from someone who isnโt a perfect match?
Youโre taking a chance because people can develop whatโs called graft-versus-host disease, which is when the body attacks it because youโre introducing a foreign substance.
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Why do some people object to recruiting donors by specific ethnic groups?
When it comes to race and ethnicity, the idea of filling out the box and categories can be a little challenging to some people because maybe they donโt want to be labelled or put in boxes.
But at the same time, this is how we categorize people because [this is what] we need to know….
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