Background Recently, plateletpheresis donations using a widely used leukoreduction
system (LRS) chamber have been associated with T‐cell lymphopenia. However, clinical …

Abstract Background and Objectives Several studies have suggested that blood donors
have lower risk of gastrointestinal and breast cancers, whereas some have indicated an …

Peffer et al. first proposed the 10-year qualification period method (ie, all donors must have
donated for at least 10 years to be qualified for the study) as a means to adjust for HDE. 29 …

Mechanisms governing the maintenance of blood-producing hematopoietic stem and
multipotent progenitor cells (HSPCs) are incompletely understood, particularly those …

Abstract Background In the United States (US), each blood center's medical director sets
policy for donors with a cancer history. Study Design and Methods A subgroup of America's …

This study aims to identify the relationship between blood donation and malignant and
benign tumour hospitalization risk. The cohort study was constructed in Shaanxi, China, to …

Healthy volunteer donors are committed to contributing key medical resources. Repeated,
regular donation of whole blood represents a specific trigger of hematopoietic stress …

Background: The World Health Organization emphasizes the importance of completely
voluntary blood donation to maintain safe and sustainable blood supplies. However, the …

Background Previous reports suggest that blood donors have a lower mortality risk, which
may partially reflect the “healthy donor effect”(HDE). HDE arises in donors due to selection …

Background Blood donation saves lives. Provided they are in good health, male volunteers
can donate as often as six times per year from the age of 18 into their late sixties. The …