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Originally posted by spectre
If I remember correctly, anyone who has had cancer has to either wait 5 years before donating or cannot donate at all. It depends on the type of cancer and is generally done on a case by case basis. The reason being that rogue cells may be passed to someone else. The same goes for organ donation (except for the corneas and skin, I think). It's done to protect people so their conditions aren't made worse.
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I know with the cancer I had (Leukemia), I was told I wont ever be able to donate blood, or organs. But of course Leukemia effects the blood so it could be specific to that.