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Welcome to LeukemiaLinks,
your monthly source of leukemia news, research
updates, clinical trials and events sponsored
by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(LLS). For even more information, regularly
visit our Patient
Services and Disease
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LLS Features
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Research
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IRC Question of
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Inspirational
Stories
 Learn
how individuals touched by blood cancer
cope. The LLS LifeMosaic
Web feature offers hundreds of
inspiring stories by patients and families. Read
them or submit
your own. This month, read about Edwin
Maldonado. |
Here to
Help
For even more information,
regularly visit the LLS Web site, www.LLS.org, where many of our education programs
are archived free of charge for convenient
access 24/7.
If you haven't found what
you're looking for in LeukemiaLinks ,
please call our Information Resource Center
(IRC) to speak with trained information
specialists. IRC staff are available Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, toll free
at (800) 955-4572; email infocenter@lls.org; or click the "Live Patient Help" button
on the www.LLS.org homepage.
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Commentary
Deborah Banker, Ph.D., shares news
on telomeres and Nobel
prizes.
Clinical
Trials
We invite you to use
our LLS-supported TrialCheck® Web
site, a clinical trial search service that
offers patients and caregivers immediate access
to listings of all leukemia clinical
trials. Answer just a few simple questions and a
list of available clinical trials related to
your cancer will appear in an easy to read list
of search results. :: SEE CLINICAL TRIALS::
You may also
want to visit the National Cancer Institute's Cancer
Trials Support Unit, providing resources and
information on Phase III cancer treatment trials
supported by the National Cancer
Institute.
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Podcasts
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The
Pediatric Treatment Approach to Adult Acute
Lymphocytic Leukemia: Perspectives for Oncology
Nurses
Register for this free
telephone/webcast education program targeted to
nursing professionals taking place on Thursday,
November 19, 2009 from 12-1:30pm ET with
featured speakers Barton Kamen, MD, PhD,
Chief Medical Officer, The Leukemia
& Lymphoma Society, White Plains, NY,
Professor of Pediatrics and
Pharmacology, The Cancer Institute of New
Jersey, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School, New Brunswick, NJ and Katherine A.
Breitenbach, BA, RN, Clinical Research
Nurse, Section of Hematology/Oncology,
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago,
IL. Participants will have the opportunity to
ask the presenters questions during the
program.
Understanding
AML: From Diagnosis to Treatment
Register
for this free telephone/webcast education
program taking place on Tuesday, November 24,
2009 from 12-1pm ET with featured speaker Elihu
H. Estey, MD, Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology, University of Washington
School of Medicine, Member, Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, Adjunct
Professor , The University of Texas, M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask
the presenter questions during the
program.
Online
Support Groups
Enroll in new
online support Groups: free, password protected
weekly groups led by trained professionals for
adults living with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma
and myelodysplastic syndromes and their
caregivers. Through these groups, we
invite you to receive and share support,
feedback and information with other people
living with blood cancers and their loved
ones.
Financial
Health Matters
This new internet
webcast for patients, family members and
healthcare professionals, focuses on the
financial impact a cancer diagnosis can have and
the various insurance programs and resources
available for information and support.
View the webcast or print/read the program
transcript and slides of this program.
LLS
Advocacy
LLS's advocacy team represents
the needs of cancer patients and their
families in Washington, DC and state
capitals throughout the United States. We need
your help. Join our
Advocates Network and make your
voice
heard.
Act
Now! Urge Congress to Improve Comprehensive
Cancer Care
We'd Like to Hear from
You!
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after you read an LLS Publication by completing
our evaluation:
LLS
Disease & Treatment Publications - Survey
for Patients, Family and Friends
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LLS Blog
The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is committed to
curing blood cancers and helping patients and
their families. Learn
the many ways you can help advance
LLS's mission.
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Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation for
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in First Complete
Remission ::READ MORE::
Racial/ethnic diversity in children's
oncology clinical trials ::READ
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Phase 3 study of dasatinib 140 mg once daily
versus 70 mg twice daily in patients with
chronic myeloid leukemia in accelerated phase
resistant or intolerant to imatinib: 15-month
median follow-up. ::READ
MORE::
Forodesine has high anti-tumor activity in
chronic lymphocytic leukemia and activates
p53-independent mitochondrial apoptosis via
induction of p73 and BIM. ::READ
MORE::
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: treatment
options for patients with refractory disease.
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Phase II Trial of Recombinant Immunotoxin
RFB4(dsFv)-PE38 (BL22) in Patients With Hairy
Cell Leukemia ::READ
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Safety & Pharmacokinetics
Study of Azacitidine (SC and Oral) In Subjects
with MDS, CMML, AML, Lymphoma and Multiple
Myeloma (RACE) ::READ
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Phase II Study of Dasatinib in Children and
Adolescents with Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia
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Flu Vaccine in Preventing Influenza Infection
in Healthy Volunteers and in Patients Who Have
Undergone Stem Cell Transplant ::READ
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Induction Therapy with Cytarabine, High-Dose
Mitoxantrone and Dasatinib for Patients with
Philadelphia-Chromosome Positive (Ph+) Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ::READ
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Phase I/II: Safety, Tolerability, and
Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Study of KW-2449
in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia ::READ
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Everolimus and Alemtuzumab in Treating
Patients with Recurrent Chronic Lymphocytic
Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma ::READ
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IRC Question of
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Q: I
was diagnosed with leukemia and it would help me
to talk to someone who living with my
disease. Is this type of support available
for me and my family?
A: Many people who are
diagnosed with leukemia are anxious because at
first, it's hard to know what to expect or how
to cope day-to-day. Worry about one's family is
another common reaction. Please know that you
are not alone and support is available. LLS
provides support for patients and their family
members at every stage of diagnosis and
treatment.
First Connection is a
program that will put you in touch with a
trained peer volunteer who has "been there."
This may help you to cope with the stresses of
your diagnosis and treatment. Family members are
also eligible for this free program.
Patient and Family Support
Groups are offered through local LLS
chapters. These groups offer comfort and
understanding to patients and their families.
Patients, family members and friends affected
by leukemia or another blood cancer are
invited to attend free of charge at local LLS
chapters.
Please contact the Patient Services Manager
at your local LLS chapter to find out more about
First
Connection and Family
Support Groups. To find your local
chapter, visit www.LLS.org.
Enter your ZIP code at the top right of the Web
page and click on Chapter
Finder.
LLS offers more support via our Web site.
The LLS Blood Cancer Discussion
Boards are peer-to-peer support online
communities where you can exchange ideas and
experiences, pose questions and offer support.
The Discussion Boards can be accessed by clicking
here.
Free LLS Online Weekly Support
Groups, in partnership with The
Wellness Community, are confidential groups led
by trained professionals for adults living with
leukemia or other blood cancers. To get to
specific information on these groups, please click
here.
Please call our
Information Resource Center (IRC) to speak with
a trained information specialist. IRC staff are
available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. ET, toll free at (800) 955-4572. Contact
us online or click the "Live
Patient Help" button on the www.LLS.org
homepage.
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