Minority organ donations have more than doubled since the institution of grassroots awareness and education programs, according to a new retrospective study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. In 2010, the percentage of minority donors is expected to reach 35 percent, up from approximately 15 percent in 1990. Since the first organ transplant in 1954, the shortage of organ donors has historically been, and continues to be, the number one problem in transplantation...

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