Give a spit, save a life!

Thousands Gave A Spit About Cancer From October to December, 2011, college students like you ran cheek swab drives on campus. A simple swab is all it takes to register as a bone marrow donor and possibly save the life of a bone or blood cancer patient.

2011 Success

• You collected a s*it load of Spit!
• Over 1200 campuses registered to hold drives
• Over 15,000 new donors were signed up to the registry
• Stay tuned to find out how many lives you saved!

Still interested in Giving A Spit?

1. Sign Up with the form on the right for advanced notice about next year's Give A Spit campaign:
2. Order a single swab kit
3. Or, contact our amazing partners. They can help you run a drive.:

Contacts!

• Stay tuned to find out how many lives you saved!
• Be The Match, Contact: Nadya Dutchin ,Email: ndutchin[at]nmdp.org
• DKMS, Contact: Alina Suprunova ,Email: alina[at]dkmsamericas.org
• 100k Cheeks , Contact: Vineet Singal, Email: vineet24[at]stanford.edu

Fast facts!

• Leukemia kills more children each year than any other disease.
• Young people age 18-24 are the bone marrow donors needed most.
• Only 30% of patients needing a marrow transplant can find a match within their family. The rest rely on complete strangers
• Currently, the likelihood of finding a matching donor is 66 to 93 percent, depending on race or ethnicity. Minority donors are most needed.
• Donating marrow isn’t as scary as it sounds — and there are 2 ways to give, one that’s much like giving blood but takes a bit longer.

Learn more: DKMS & Be The Match