MONTREALDoctors say they have found an umbilical cord for a Quebec woman who is battling leukemia for a second time.

Mai Duong recently made a desperate online plea for a compatible stem cell donor.

Duong and doctors told a news conference in Montreal on Tuesday the umbilical cord came from a woman who gave birth and decided to donate it.

A donor was found after a global search was undertaken to find either a bone marrow or cord blood stem for a transplant.

A tearful Duong said she will now spend the next six to eight weeks in treatment.

But the 34-year-old Vietnamese-Canadian, who has a 4-year-old daughter, adds she still has to undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatment before the transplant.

Duong successfully fought off acute leukemia in 2013 with chemotherapy. She had to terminate a 15-week pregnancy to undergo the treatment.

Duong was in remission until a blood test revealed leukemia had returned this past May. Finding the right person was a challenge especially for those who are from a non-Caucasian background.

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