ACS: Nearly 1/4 of nation's blood supply is needed for cancer patients
The American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have partnered to launch a Give Blood to Give Time campaign to raise awareness on how blood donations help patients fighting cancer.
Chemotherapy and radiation, used to treat cancer, can damage the body's ability to generate healthy blood cells and cause potentially life-threatening conditions. Blood transfusions from generous donors help to provide patients with critical clotting factors, proteins and antibodies needed to help their bodies fight back.