The blood bank cord was endorsed by many celebrities over the years, such as actors, athletes , and in some cases writers. Cord blood banking in Canada is still a largely unknown concept compared to other developed countries, but estimated novelist and poet Margaret Atwood believes Canadian families can increase awareness.
Atwood presented a personal story Globe and Mail extolling the benefits of cord blood banking. In her story, she describes how she took a CPR course during the summer and learned emergency personnel respond to medical emergencies throughout Canada.
Atwood is confident that the basic CPR can help Canadians in need of care until an ambulance arrived on scene. But it remains concerned that patients with blood cancers such as leukemia or lymphoma are less likely to benefit from current medical practices.
Over the years, the researchers found that the stem cell therapy can help improve the lives of patients living with certain types of cancers. Many stem cells extracted from bone marrow, but in a country as diverse as Canada, the bone marrow is not always an option.
Atwood supports the cord blood as an alternative therapy that can help improve the chance for patients in need of stem cell transplants. Advocating family and donor cord blood banks, Atwood encourages Canadians to become self-sufficient with regard to bank cord blood.
For years, hospitals had to import donated cord blood samples from abroad, which cost the Canadian tens of thousands of dollars of health care systems. But registered cordon family blood banks in Canada, and the launch of the national blood donation program cord by Canada last fall blood helped reduce the cost of health care.
However, Atwood encourages more Canadian families to learn more about cord blood banking programs to expand cord blood within Canadian borders. She believes that more samples of cord blood is collected, the programs become more accessible, more affordable, and ultimately more beneficial to the diverse population of Canada.
Atwood is one of the most passionate defenders of Canada to improve the lives of citizens around the world. His story describing life at the beginning of his family in Canada is the root of its social platforms and is proud to support the causes of all walks of life.