A bone marrow transplant can be a life-saving treatment for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other blood diseases. Donating has gotten easier and less painful within recent years.

Becoming part of the national registry of bone marrow donors is as simple as getting a cheek swab, and should you be a match to someone with a life-threatening disease, donating your marrow can sometimes be as simple as donating blood.

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