Patients in need of bone marrow transplants said Monday they are troubled by requests for cash donations from an organization that acts as a go-between between them and marrow donors.
The patients, mainly people with leukemia, said they want the Japan Marrow Donor Program to stop its practice of sending slips for bank transfers to patients when they register.
Some patients feel pressured to donate out of fear that unless they do so they will be disadvantaged.
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