Location: Silverthorn Country Club 4550 Golf Club Lane Brooksville, FL 34609-0303

Date: March 2, 2010 - Tuesday    Beginning Time: 5:30 pm Eastern End Time: 7:30 pm Suggested Donation: N/A

Event Description:

New Directions for Blood Cancer Therapies

Please join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a patient program on new therapies and clinical trials for blood cancers.

SPEAKER	Dr. Vikas Malhotra, MD
AFFILIATION	Florida Cancer Institute - New Hope
DATE	Tuesday, March 2, 2010
TIME	5:30 p.m.
LOCATION	Silverthorn Country Club
	4550 Golf Club Lane
	Brooksville, FL 34609-0303

Topics covered include:

• How new blood cancer treatments are developed and approved
• Recent and ongoing advances in the treatment of blood cancers
• Myths and facts about clinical trials
• Benefits and risks of clinical trial participation
• Strategies for talking to your doctor about clinical trials as a possible treatment option
• How to locate clinical trials that may be right for you
• Question-and-answer session

Pre-registration for this free program is required.  Please contact Lourdes Arvelo (813)963-6461 x11 or Lourdes.Arvelo@lls.com to register for the program. 

Complimentary dinner will be served.

For more information, assistance for people with disabilities or grievances, please contact Lourdes Arvelo (813)963-6461 x11 or Lourdes.Arvelo@lls.com.

For more information contact:
Lourdes Arvelo
813-963-6461 x11
Lourdes.Arvelo@lls.org
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