Canadian Blood Services was on campus at Vancouver Island University (VIU) this week looking for new stem cell donors.
This comes as they say they are in need of new healthy stem cells for about 1,000 Canadians still waiting for their match.
CHLY speaks to Adrienne San Juan, community development manager for the stem cell program at Canadian Blood Services, about how registering to become a donor works.
CHLY also speaks with Dr. Mattew Seftel, a hematologist and transplant physician and the medical director of the stem cells program at Canadian Blood Services, about how the donations work. As well CHLY learns about how donors get matched with patients
