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As I understand it, the National Marrow Donor Program provides status information to your treatment center's transplant coordinator when donors are identified, contacted, and when they accept, decline, or (in the worst case) back out after initially agreeing. The transplant coordinator then informs the you (the patient) and your family. I assume that one reason they pass the information along promptly is that your treatment decisions can depend on it. For example, if you have a potential donor, even one that hasn't yet been contacted, you might hold off on a chemo treatment that you would otherwise choose to start.
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