A Comprehensive Guide to Bone Marrow Donation & Myths
Basics – What is Bone Marrow?
17 September of every year is observed as World Marrow Donor Day. This is an excellent time to talk about bone marrow donation, transplantation, and the world of myths that surround them.
Bone marrow is a soft material with a spongy texture that is found in between your large bones. It functions to create more than 200 billion new blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells every day. However, in some conditions, including cancer of any kind, this process may not be efficient. This is where the option of a bone marrow transplant procedure comes into play to save the affected person’s life. While the process of a bone marrow transplant may appear scary and intimidating to those unaware of it, it is actually easy and painless, like donating blood.
