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Fact sheet: I need to know if people who have had cancer can still donate blood? |
We created iTransfuse Fact sheets to provide basic information about blood, blood components, transfusion and related concepts. These are produced fortnightly so new sheets are constantly added.
The current collection can be downloaded individually from the document library below.
A new Fact Sheet app is now available for download so you can access the fact sheets from your iPhone or iPad.
If you have any suggestions for topics, or any feedback on the iTransfuse fact sheets, please email iTransfuse@redcrossblood.org.au
Some our most popular fact sheets are available as podcasts or on You Tube.
Our latest fact sheets
I need to know about Cytomegalovirus [Vol 5, No 4] 463 KB
Finding bone marrow donors [Vol 5, No 1] 720 KB
► All about donors and donation
► Processing - behind the scenes
Whole blood and red cells
I need to know about ABO [Vol 1, No 1] 16 KB
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Who gets transfused red cells? Bloodhound on the trail! [Vol 2, No 1] 441 KB
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I need to know about D [Vol 2, No 9] 137 KB
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I need to know about cross matching [Vol 2, No 10] 370 KB
Why is whole blood split in three ways? [Vol 2, No 4] 341 KB
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Hot topic - The age of red cells [Vol 3, No 10] 192 KB
I need to know what's in a bag of blood [Vol 3, No 9] 232 KB
I need to know about Kell blood group [Vol 4, No 12] 268 KB
Myth Buster: Blood group diets [Vol 4, No 18] 168 KB
Plasma and platelets
I need to know about fresh frozen plasma [Vol 1, No 3] 151 KB
I need to know about plasma fractionation [Vol 1, No 11] 909 KB
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Why does the Blood Service make three different plasma components? [Vol 2, No 8] 140 KB
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What does plasma get used for? [poster] 160 KB
I need to know about clotting factors [Vol 2, No 5] 851 KB
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I need to know about immunoglobulin infusions [Vol 1, No 10] 694 KB
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What is RhD immunoglobulin used for? [Vol 2, No 6] 444 KB
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I need to know about cryodepleted plasma and TTP [Vol 2, No 7] 543 KB
I need to know about platelets [Vol 1, No 4] 904 KB
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I need to know about cryoprecipitate [Vol 2, No 2] 451 KB
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I need to know about albumin [Vol 4, No 8] 189 KB
I need to know about hyperimmune globulins [Vol 4, No 13] 242 KB
Testing and safety
I need to know about bacteria in blood [Vol 1, No 5] 214 KB
I need to know about HIV testing [Vol 1, No 7] 877 KB
I need to know about haemovigilance and patient safety [Vol 3, No 6] 191 KB
I need to know about the Bombay blood type [Vol 2, No 11] 216 KB
I need to know about DNA [Vol 3, No 1] 770 KB
I need to know about irradiation [Vol 1, No 8] 203 KB
I need to know about TRALI [Vol 1, No 9] 307 KB
Far North Queensland: The Dengue District [Vol 1, No 2] 502 KB
The flu and you [Vol 2, No 3] 702 KB
I need to know about hepatitis [Vol 4, No 5] 182 KB
I need to know about malaria [Vol 4, No 6] 205 KB
I need to know about Syphilis [Vol 4, No 14] 185 KB
All about donors and donation
I need to know about donor selection [Vol 1, No 6] 324 KB
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I need to know about donor selection criteria [Vol 3, No 2] 850 KB
Tell me more about donor selection [Vol 3, No 3] 576 KB
I need to know if people who have had cancer can still donate? [Vol 3, No 4] 1 MB
I need to know about donor deferrals [Vol 3, No 5] 210 KB
I need to know about haemoglobin and iron [Vol 3, No 7] 1 MB
I need to know why blood stocks are sometimes low [Vol 3, No 8] 476 KB
I need to know about haemochromatosis [Vol 2, No 12] 766 KB
I need to know about therapeutic donations [Vol 2, No 13] 284 KB
I need to know about iron deficiency anaemia [Vol 2, No 14] 163 KB
I need to know about travel deferrals [Vol 3, No 11] 233 KB
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I need to know what happens when I donate plasma: How does an apheresis machine work? [Vol 4, No 11] 168 KB
What is preoperative autologous donation? [Vol 5, No 2] 196 KB
Patients and recipients
I need to know about thalassaemia [Vol 2, No 15] 159 KB
What happens when I receive a blood transfusion [Vol 4, No 1] 211 KB
What happens if I need a blood transfusion [Vol 4, No 2] 166 KB
I need to know about Patient Blood Management [Vol 4, No 3] 221 KB
How is blood given to a patient? [Vol 4, No 7] 200 KB
I need to know about Haemophilia [Vol 4, No 10] 225 KB
Single unit red cell transfusion [Vol 4, No 9] 239 KB
I need to know about sickle cell [Vol 4, No 16] 167 KB
I need to know about transfusion during surgery [Vol 4, No 17] 1.13 MB
What's DAT? [Vol 5, No 1] 166 KB
I need to know about Cytomegalovirus [Vol 5, No 4] 463 KB
Processing - Behind the scenes
What happens to a whole blood donation? [poster] 2.3 MB
What happens to an apheresis donation [poster] 391 KB
Unlocking the mystery of donation testing [Vol 3, No 12] 118 KB
What happens to blood in production services [Vol 4, No 4] 201 KB
Transplantation
iTransplant: I need to know about Bone marrow and cord blood [Vol 1, No 1] 1.25 MB
iTransplant: I need to know about cord blood transplants [Vol 2, No 1] 177 KB
iTransplant: I need to know about HLA-matched platelets [Vol 2, No 2] 928 KB
iTransplant: I need to know about HLA [Vol 3, No 1] 239.31 KB
iTransplant: I need to know about tissue typing [Vol 3, No 2] 419.24 KB
iTransplant: I need to know about paired kidney exchange [Vol 4, No 1] 168 KB
iTransplant: Finding bone marrow donors [Vol 5, No 1] 720 KB
Special editions
iTransfuse Christmas 2010 special – I need to know if Rudolph can donate 811
iTransfuse Christmas 2011 special – What could I possibly need to know about woolly mammoths' blood? 462 KB
iTransfuse Christmas 2012 special – Could Santa be a Blood Service courier? 1.17 MB
