Raising Sickle Cell Awareness: September’s Spotlight on Advocacy and Education
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month which brings focus on the need for research and treatment for Sickle Cell Disease.
No. 1 Inherited Blood Disease Effects 100,000 Americans
An estimated 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease, making it the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. One in 13 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait, according to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.