Mandi Schwartz: Cancer back, more chemo needed

New Haven, Conn. (WTNH) - 22-year-old Mandi Schwartz, the Yale hockey player who has been battling leukemia, has had a setback. The cancer has returned.

Mandi's transplant had been scheduled for Aug. 27, but was postponed once it was learned on Aug. 11 that the cancer had returned for a third time. She will have to undergo more chemotherapy to put her back in remission, and then a date for the transplant can be finalized. Click here to learn more about Mandi.

Doctors say once the cancer goes into remission, they have a groundbreaking procedure for her stem cell transplant.

In the meantime, her Yale teammates have been organizing several events to raise awareness about the need for bone marrow donors and umbilical cord donors in general, and to help the Schwartz family with expenses.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1. Send Mandi a card or letter showing your support:

Mandi Schwartz
Box 308
Wilcox, SK S0G 5EO
Canada

2. Send donations, checks made out to "Mandi Schwartz", to the above address.

3. Become an umbilical cord blood donor:

* Click here to visit the U.S. National Marrow Donor Program's page with information about umbilical cord blood donation.

4. Join the bone marrow donor registry:

* Click here to visit the U.S. National Marrow Donor Program's "Be The Match" website to learn how you can request a bone marrow donor testing kit or find a bone marrow donor testing drive near you.
* Click here to visit the DKMS Americas bone marrow donor page.
* Click here to visit the Canadian Blood Services page.
* Click here for the U.S. National Marrow Donor Program's list of International donor centers if you are not in the U.S. or Canada.

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Information: YaleBulldogs.com - How You Can Help Mandi