Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Blood Donation

Blood donation is the voluntary process by which a person gives whole blood or specific blood components for transfusion to others or for the manufacture of blood products. It is the foundation of transfusion medicine, supplying the red cells, platelets, plasma, and clotting factors needed to treat trauma, surgery, …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 19× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2372-6601 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Blood donation is the voluntary process by which a person gives whole blood or specific blood components for transfusion to others or for the manufacture of blood products. It is the foundation of transfusion medicine, supplying the red cells, platelets, plasma, and clotting factors needed to treat trauma, surgery, childbirth complications, anemia, and the supportive care of cancer and hematological disorders. Donation can take the form of whole-blood collection or apheresis, in which a particular component is separated and the remainder returned to the donor. Ensuring a safe and adequate supply depends on donor recruitment and retention, careful donor eligibility screening, and rigorous testing of collected blood. Because transfusion can transmit infection, donated blood is screened for transfusion-transmissible agents such as hepatitis B and C viruses and HIV, and confirmatory testing supports accurate diagnosis and donor counseling. Public understanding also matters, as misconceptions about donation can limit participation. Effective blood services require coordinated collection, processing, storage, and distribution, increasingly supported by integrated management systems that connect donors, blood banks, and hospitals. In hematology and oncology, reliable access to safe blood is essential for managing disease and its treatment. Strengthening blood donation programs, particularly in resource-limited settings, is therefore a continuing priority for clinical care and public health.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 19 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Hematology and Oncology Research (ISSN 2372-6601).

Journal editorial board
Jayadev Manikkam Umakanthan · United States Shuaiying Cui · United States Benedetto Sacchetti · Italy

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