"Public health officials are holding five bone marrow drives in Northern California in the coming days to collect tissue samples from potential donors, especially Asians and Latinos, and add them to a national registry. "
"There are 6 million people who on the bone marrow registry now, but that's not nearly enough to find a match for every person who needs a marrow transplant to survive, according to the National Marrow Donor Program. "
"At the bone marrow drives, officials will take tissue samples from volunteers using a cheek swab. "
"People who want to register but can't make it to a marrow drive can register online, at "