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Can cancer patients donate blood? if no , then why not ?

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If the cancer is in remission, the person is in good health, with a normal hemoglobin, not taking any medications, and the person meets all other requirements to be a blood donor, one could donate. However, a patient with systemic cancer is unlikely to meet the requirements for donation. Visit this for info: https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements.html

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Answered 8/28/2021

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