Rock concerts latest venue for finding bone marrow donors

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(Photo: Courtesy of Love, Hope, Strength)
<p>A potential bone marrow donor at a concert in Vail takes a cheek swab to see if he&#039;s a match for someone who needs a transplant.</p>

Photo: Concert-goer gets a cheek swabRock concerts are helping save the lives of people with conditions like leukemia and lymphoma.

A nonprofit organization based in Denver is setting up booths at venues across the country, asking concert-goers to be donors. If they agree, they get a quick cheek swab and, if their swab matches a patient who needs a transplant, a follow-up phone call to arrange the organ donation.

The group called Love, Hope, Strength has been matching donors to recipients for seven years, making 200 matches at Red Rocks Amphitheatre alone.