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Leukemia in Black Patients: The Survival and Donor-Match Gap

Leukemia in Black Patients: The Survival and Donor-Match Gap
Posted By: Will Moss on July 17, 2025


Black Americans are not always more likely to get leukemia, but when they do, they are more likely to die from it.



Black patients face worse survival in AML and ALL, slower paths to diagnosis and transplant, and a stem-cell donor registry where their odds of a match are a fraction of a white…

Originally published by Black Health
By Black Health Editorial team
Medically reviewed by Black Health Medical Editorial Board, Medical Advisory Board

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