Red Cross Calls For Support For Cancer Patients
By Tony Briggs, Community Writer
October 27, 2016 at 02:11pm. Views: 55
October 27, 2016 at 02:11pm. Views: 55
SAN BERNARDINO>> The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and other patients during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October.
More than 1.6 million new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year and 246,600 of them will be invasive breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications.
Mary Kay Huppert was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.
“I was a nurse for 40 years," she said, in a press release. "I saw blood transfusions save a lot of lives.” She received two transfusions herself while being treated for breast cancer.
The Red Cross must collect about 14,000 blood donations every day to help patients, and volunteer donors are the only source of blood products for those needing transfusions. Donors of all blood types are needed.
To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit the website or call 1-800-733-2767. Donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire to save time when donating.
There are many upcoming blood donation opportunities in San Bernardino County including in Apple Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana and San Bernardino.
In San Bernardino, participants can give blood Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at San Bernardino Valley College, located at 701 South Mount Vernon Ave; Oct. 26 from 9:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. at the Pastoral Center, located at 1201 E Highland Ave. and Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Inland Career Education Center, located at 1200 North E. Street.
For more information, visit www.redcrossblood.org .
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