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Blood Donations / Blood Banking
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 Blood is the
life-maintaining fluid that circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and
capillaries. It carries away waste matter and carbon
dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and
oxygen to the tissues.Because the
functions of blood are many and complex, there are many disorders that require clinical
care by a physician or other healthcare professional. These conditions include benign
(non-cancerous) disorders, as well as cancers that occur in blood. |
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