LOS ANGELES : Radio Stations Hold Drive for Bone Marrow Donors
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Two dozen Spanish-language radio stations in Southern California, including nine in Los Angeles, will join forces today in a 12-hour radio marathon to benefit the Leukemia Society of America.
It is a drive not just to raise money for leukemia research, but also to encourage Latinos--who make up 75% of all leukemia patients in Southern California--to donate bone marrow for transplants.
“We really need Hispanic donors,” said Sam Thomas, senior executive director of the Leukemia Society. Only 5% of all donors nationwide are Latinos.
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