Blood samples at the Kentucky Blood Center on May 22, 2024, in Lexington. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Arden Barnes)
FRANKFORT — Kentuckians who have finished treatment for organ cancers and melanoma, among others, no longer need to wait more than a year to donate blood at the Kentucky Blood Center, the organization announced Wednesday.
According to the American Cancer Society, people who have had Kaposi sarcoma or a blood cancer like leukemia, lymphoma or multiple myeloma will never be able to donate blood…