Artem Aliskerov, "Bone Marrow Donation is Simple and Safe"

09:28, June 18, 2024

A famous athlete who managed to beat cancer met with students

On June 7, Artem Aliskerov, an athlete, world record holder, and bone marrow donation ambassador spoke to students of Ural universities. The event was held in the "Territory of Intellectual Growth" student center. 

During the lecture "Life on the Edge of Possible," he spoke about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, sports, and where to get strength and motivation to overcome difficult shocks.

In 2019, Artem Aliskerov was diagnosed with blood leukemia. To beat cancer, he had to undergo 31 courses of chemotherapy and after all, beat the disease. Now he is actively conducting marathons in support of bone marrow donation.

"With my example, I want to show that cancer is not a sentence. You can overcome it and even live better than you did before the disease. It is possible to love this life anew, with even more strength. I realized that everything is possible, you can remove any restrictions. You can participate in dozens of marathons and climb Mount Elbrus. If they tell you something is impossible, they are right, but it is only in their world. In your world, everything depends only on you. Never doubt in your strength," says Artem Aliskerov.

Now there are only 350,000 bone marrow donors in Russia. By the way, there are 9 million in Germany.

"The problem is acute and urgent because it is not easy to find a donor for a sick person. There is a catastrophic shortage of bone marrow donors," says Artem Aliskerov.

Now Artem is actively promoting the project of the All-Russian marathon of "#DavaiVstay" bone marrow donation, the global mission of which is to lend a helping hand and show by example that the impossible is possible. This year, Artem is running the Ultra 50 marathon: 50 km races in 13 cities.

"These are marathons not for the sake of kilometers traveled, but to save people's lives. And I strive to do my best to make a difference, to make as many people as possible aware of this problem. You can become a donor from the age of 18 to 45. Bone marrow donation is simple and safe," emphasized Artem Aliskerov.

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First of all, one must donate blood for typing to join the bone marrow donor register. In Ekaterinburg, this can be done free of charge at blood transfusion stations (6 Solikamskaya St. and 8 Palmiro Togliatti St.). Private laboratories are also suitable ("Invitro", "Sitilab" and others).

You can get answers to your questions on this topic at the Department of Social and Educational Work of UrFU by phone: +7 (343) 375-44-85 (Tatiana Nikitenko).

Eduard Nikulnikov 

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office.
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