The number of new donors who came forward in 2022 more than halved compared to 2020, and charities are now urging people from ethnic minority groups to come forward, as patients are likely to be successfully matched with a donor from the same ethnicity as themselves.
Antoinette Carr has been waiting nine years to be matched with a stem cell donor, which could extend her life by decades.
"Myeloma has ruined my life," she said, adding:"I've had to go through eight different types of chemotherapy throughout the years. Blood stem cells are desperately needed for people with blood cancer and disorders, but the number of new donors which came forward in 2022 more than halved compared to 2020.
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