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Can cancer survivors donate blood?

Asked by ChocolateCoveredStarfish (222points) June 22nd, 2011

I asked a question the other day about my eligibility to donate bone marrow… turns out I am not allowed because of the certain cancer I had. So now I’m wondering if I can donate blood instead. I have been to a donor clinic before but that was when I weighed 98 lbs and for obvious reasons, couldn’t donate. Now I weigh 115 lbs and have been in remission from cancer for over 10 years. Also, I did not have a blood cancer. The cancer I had was in my kidney, liver, lungs and lymph nodes. Does anyone know if I’d be able to become a blood donor?

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