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How You Can Help Medical Research: Donating Your Blood, Tissue, and Other Samples

Cover of “How You Can Help Medical Research” which also includes the text “Donating Your Blood, Tissue and Other Samples” as well as the text “National Cancer Institute”. The cover primarily consists of a photo of a smiling middle-aged woman; the background texture contains floating circles with various transparencies on top of a grid.

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How You Can Help Medical Research: Donating Your Blood, Tissue, and Other Samples covers the importance of tissue donation for advancing medical research.

This booklet:

Explains what tissue samples are
Explains why it’s important for people to donate tissue
Discusses how and where to donate
Responds to many common questions and concerns

By understanding all that is involved in tissue donation, this booklet can help you talk with your doctor and loved ones and make a decision that works for you.

This booklet was printed in August 2012.