Marrow

Marrow is a student branch of Anthony Nolan. We recruit potential donors to the Bone Marrow Register to help people with blood cancers. We match incredible individuals willing to donate their stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants.

 

Every 20 minutes, someone in the UK is told they have a blood cancer such as leukaemia. For many, a bone marrow or blood stem cell transplant is their only chance.

 

They need cells from a healthy person – with the same tissue type – to replace and repair their own damaged cells.

 

About 30% of people in need can find a suitable donor in their family. But the other 70% rely on a stranger to save their lives.

 

Anthony Nolan helps that 70% find those precious matches.

 

We have over 500,000 adults on our register; we're constantly working to increase that number. Every time someone comes to us in need of a transplant, we check our register for a match. And we make more than 1,000 matches every year.

 

We hold donor recruitment events, fundraise and have social events. Our aims are to: