Stem cells

Man's cell donations 'an incredible act of altruism'

'Finding that donor would mean everything'

Last-minute donor matches with cancer patient

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'I lost 19 stone and then found out I had cancer'

Sixth formers urged to donate blood to sustain supply

Girl, 4, with rare blood disorder finds donor

Stem cell appeal after girl's leukaemia relapse

Man's sickle cell disease cured after transplant

Competing in world games after surviving cancer

Failed stem cell transplant contributed to death

Boy told cancer has returned on 16th birthday

Donor found for girl with rare blood disorder

'Only 60 people in the UK have our daughter's genetic condition'

'My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world'

I'm waiting for my hero, says mum in donor search

'You wouldn't know to look at him that he's ill'

'I went from planning my wedding to my funeral'

Football fans urged to become potential lifesavers

Stem cell donor nearly hung up on life-saving call

'I waited 12 years to save a stranger's life'

Mum has 'nothing to lose' by saving baby's stem cells. Video, 00:00:59Mum has 'nothing to lose' by saving baby's stem cells

Friend's death prompts mum to save son's cord cells as 'back-up'