Support & Resources

The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) works to connect patients to the resources they need to live longer and healthier lives. We offer resources and services to help bone marrow or cord blood transplant patients and their families throughout the transplant process. To learn more, see How the NMDP Helps Patients.

Find resources online

• Choosing a Transplant Center: A Patient's Guide — Detailed information about NMDP transplant centers in the United States
• Organizations that Can Help: A Searchable Directory — Contact information for hundreds of organizations that offer education and help to patients and family members
• MatchView^® — A resource you can use to see how many potential donors or cord blood units you may have on the Be The Match Registry ^SM operated by the National Marrow Donor Program^® (NMDP). 
• Calculating Additional Transplant Expenses — A planning tool you can use to create a personalized financial report that combines estimated additional transplant costs and your household expenses
• Patient Conferences & Webcasts — View online presentations from live conferences and Webcasts with info for patients, survivors, family members and healthcare professionals
• Living Now Conference Presentations — View online presentations on life after transplant for adult transplant survivors, caregivers, family members and healthcare professionals
• Patient FAQs — Questions and answers about transplants using unrelated donors or cord blood units
• Talking Transplant — Information about bone marrow and cord blood transplant for medical interpreters and other professionals who help patients meet language and cultural needs

Join telephone or live conferences

• Patient Teleconferences — Free educational presentations on topics related to bone marrow and cord blood transplant

 

Order or download materials

• Transplant Education for Patients Older than 50 — A free resource kit to guide decision making for patients over age 50 for whom blood or marrow transplant may be an option
• Words of Experience. Stories of Hope — A Guide to Marrow and Cord Blood Transplant for Patients and Caregivers. This free DVD is designed to help patients and caregivers prepare for a marrow or cord blood transplant.   
  
• Step One: An Introduction to Marrow and Cord Blood Transplant — Information to help you discuss treatment options with your doctor
• Transplant Journey: Step Two — A guide to help you prepare for an unrelated donor or cord blood transplant
• A Guide to Protecting Your Health after Transplant:
  Recommended Tests and Procedures — Guidelines to help you and your doctor schedule your long-term follow-up care after transplant:
  • Download from the Web site of the NMDP’s research partner, the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, at www.cibmtr.org/posttransplant
  • Or order a printed guide
• Request Patient Materials — More free booklets, CDs and DVDs you can order, including the newsletter Living Now: A Guide to Life after Transplant 

Contact the NMDP Office of Patient Advocacy

The NMDP Office of Patient Advocacy supports patients and their families every step of the way, from diagnosis through survivorship. We're here to answer your questions about bone marrow and cord blood transplant and to tell you about resources that might help you make decisions about your treatment options.

We can provide information to help you:

• Talk with your doctor
• Choose a transplant center
• Answer questions about caregiving
• Manage financial or insurance matters
• Prepare for life after transplant

Our case managers are available Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time.

• Inside the United States, call 1 (888) 999-6743. This call is toll-free in the United States.
• Outside the United States, call 1 (612) 627-8140. This call may have long-distance or international charges.
• You can also send an e-mail message to patientinfo@nmdp.org.

Our services and resources are free and confidential.

Interpreters are available

Many of our materials are available in multiple languages. If you need to speak with us in a language other than English, call and tell us — in English — what language you speak. It will take 4 to 8 minutes for an interpreter to join the call. Please stay on the line.