Teenager, 17, becomes world’s youngest stem cell donor after family friend was diagnosed with leukemia

November 20, 2013

The British schoolgirl was spurred on to donate her cells after a family friend was tragically diagnosed with leukaemia earlier this year. Without her parents knowledge the A-level pupil signed up to the Anthony Nolan bone marrow register in February when she was just 16. In just a few months she was identified as a perfect match to a patient suffering from blood cancer and made a donation at a London Clinic last month. (Daily Mail)