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  <title>Burlington Coat Factory Top Fundraising National Partner for The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society&#39;s 2009 Light The Night Walk</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:40:03 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=597764&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Once again, Burlington Coat Factory reached another milestone by raising more than $2 million to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) research and patient services programs.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Increases Critical Benefit for Myeloma Patients</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:03:31 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=597680&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to announce that, effective Feb. 1, 2010, patients with myeloma and waldenström macroglobulinemia will now be able to receive up to $10,000 in support to help offset the costs of prescription drug co-pays and other insurance related expenses.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Applauds Voluntary Agreement to Maintain Coverage for Cancer Patient Care Costs</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:43:33 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=596155&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Volunteers from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) were on hand today for the signing of an agreement among insurance companies operating in Florida to maintain coverage of routine patient care costs for patients enrolled in cancer clinical trials.]]></description>
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  <title>Competitor Group Inc. and LLS Grow Partnership With New Rock ‘n&#39; Roll San Diego Marathon &amp; ½ Marathon to Benefit The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:09:50 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=595959&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[For the past 12 years, the annual Rock ‘n' Roll marathon in San Diego has been one of the signature events of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) charity sports training program. Beginning with the race's 13th year on June 6, 2010, LLS will become the exclusive charity of the renamed Rock ‘n' Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.]]></description>
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  <title>$1 Billion - For Charity!</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:37:54 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=594906&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Team In Training (TNT), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) groundbreaking charity sports training program, has reached a remarkable milestone of raising $1 billion to support blood cancer research and patient services.]]></description>
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  <title>Get a Jump on Your Holiday Shopping and Give Two Gifts This Season: One to Your Loved Ones and One to People Battling Blood Cancer</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:44 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=592489&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will again be participating in Gap Inc.'s Give & Get program, which in its first two campaigns this past spring and summer, garnered more than $1 million to support LLS's blood cancer research funding and patient education and support services.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Takes Leadership Position on the Alliance for Childhood Cancer</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:17:32 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=591113&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has taken another step forward in its leadership in the fight against pediatric cancer with the unanimous election of LLS Senior Vice President of Public Policy George Dahlman as the new co-chair of the Alliance for Childhood Cancer.]]></description>
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  <title>Society and Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute Announce Groundbreaking Partnership to Accelerate Drug Approvals</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 11:56:10 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=492805&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[In an effort to increase access and participation in clinical trials among adult blood cancer patients, the Society and Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute have launched a groundbreaking partnership, The Clinical Trial Center for Hematologic Malignancies.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS, University of Kansas Cancer Center Announce Innovative Partnership to Accelerate Drug Development</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:32:50 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=548299&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and The University of Kansas Cancer Center have announced a partnership to translate discoveries by LLS-funded researchers into Phase I clinical trials.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS Congratulates Cy Young Award Winner Cliff Lee</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:52:20 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=541973&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee won the American League Cy Young Award.  Pitching a remarkable 22-3 season, Lee was a favorite to win the prestigious prize.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS&#39;s Chief Medical Officer Elected to the National Coalition for Cancer Research</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:45:02 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=536519&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Barton Kamen, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, has been elected to the board of the prestigious, National Coalition for Cancer Research (NCCR).]]></description>
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  <title>Release of Universal Film &#34;The Express&#34; Draws Attention to Tragedy of Lives Cut Short by Blood Cancer</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:28:49 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=533795&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Ernie Davis, a 1960s football hero who was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, is the subject of the new film from Universal Pictures, The Express, coming to theaters Friday, Oct. 10. Davis overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become an unstoppable running back for the Syracuse University Orangemen. But his dreams of pursuing a career in the NFL as a member of the Cleveland Browns came to an abrupt end when he was tragically struck down by leukemia and died in 1963 at the age of 23.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS Awards Major Grant to Stanford Researcher</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:15:25 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=533349&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) today announced it has awarded a new Marshall A. Lichtman Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) grant to Beverly Mitchell, M.D., George E. Becker Professor of Medicine at Stanford University.]]></description>
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  <title>Inspired by Son&#39;s Battle with Cancer, Software Entrepreneur Creates Innovative Online Games Charity Site</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:32:08 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=533055&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Taylor Carol, of Dana Point, CA, was a typical 11-year-old boy, into sports and video games.  But when he got hit by a pitch during a baseball game in March 2006, his world turned upside down. Follow-up testing revealed something more ominous than an injured elbow - the blood cancer leukemia.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society: Standing Up to Cancer for 60 Years</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:50:37 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=530402&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Tonight is a momentous occasion as the three major television networks, entertainment industry executives, celebrities and prominent leaders in cancer research and patient advocacy join forces to Stand Up to Cancer. This collaboration, featuring a one-hour simulcast on the three networks - ABC, CBS and NBC - offers an unprecedented platform to elevate the discussion about cancer and the need to take action.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS Launches TrialCheck to Connect Patients to Cancer Clinical Trials</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:02:55 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=526497&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups (Coalition) today announced the launch of TrialCheck® as the exclusive search tool to assist patients and their caregivers in locating cancer clinical trials.  The collaboration gives patients and caregivers who visit the LLS Web site (www.lls.org/clinicaltrials), immediate access to the most current list of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancer clinical trials currently underway.  The service gives patients and caregivers greater ability to explore cancer clinical trials as a potential treatment option at time of diagnosis and throughout the treatment process.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS Honors Five Scientists for Outstanding Work in Blood Cancer Research</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:56:41 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=526159&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has named five researchers as Stohlman Scholars, recognizing their outstanding contributions to the advancement of blood cancer research.  The honors will be officially announced at the LLS Stohlman Scholar Scientific Symposium, Nov. 6-7, in Kansas City, MO.]]></description>
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  <title>Portland Resident Elected LLS Chair</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:37 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=522172&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Steven Hooker, a health insurance executive from Portland, Ore., has been elected chairman of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Board of Directors, effective July 1.]]></description>
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  <title>FDA Cautions Consumers against Cancer &#34;Cures&#34;</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:14:26 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=520841&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Consumers should beware of products sold on the Internet that claim to cure cancer, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday, threatening penalties against more than two dozen companies selling creams, tea and pills as treatments for the disease.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society, Memgen Collaborate on CLL Clinical Trial</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:56:20 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=520809&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Memgen jointly announced an agreement today to collaborate on a new Phase I clinical trial. The trial will use Memgen's ISF35, an active immunotherapy approach for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).]]></description>
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  <title>Get Free Gas and Help Save a Life</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:16:00 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=520602&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[High gas prices may be putting the brakes on Americans' summer travel plans, but The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is providing some relief by offering free gas cards and a chance to win an all-expense paid vacation.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS and Aegera Therapeutics Announce Collaboration to Open Clinical Trial</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:08:46 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=520259&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Aegera Therapeutics Inc. and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) today jointly announced the execution of an agreement for $3.3 million (U.S.) to support an international Phase I/II clinical trial. The trial is for Aegera's AEG35156, a targeted therapy for blood cancer patients with follicular lymphoma (FL),  small lymphocytic lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).]]></description>
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  <title>LLS and Provid Pharmaceuticals &lt;br&gt;Collaborate on Leukemia Treatment</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:52:16 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=520213&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Provid Pharmaceuticals Inc. and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) have jointly announced the execution of a research agreement to advance the development of a treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Announces Appointment of John Walter As New President and CEO</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:37:02 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=513498&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has appointed John Walter as its president and chief executive officer, with the task of leading the world's largest organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research as it strives to find cures and prolong and enhance the lives of  patients with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.]]></description>
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  <title>World-Renowned Researcher Brian Druker Shares the Latest News on Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:17:18 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=509033&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Oncologist Brian Druker, M.D., whose groundbreaking research has revolutionized treatment of cancer, will present the latest information about chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) during a free telephone education program sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) through an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Oncology.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS Provides Patients with the Latest Information on Myeloma</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:16:53 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=509031&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Myeloma patients can learn about myeloma treatment  and stem cell transplantation during a free telephone education workshop sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and led by myeloma expert Edward Stadtmauer, M.D., of  the University of Pennsylvania.]]></description>
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  <title>Actor Rob Brown Rushes to Gain Ground Against Blood Cancer</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:01:49 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=507509&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Rob Brown, who stars in the upcoming drama The Express as Ernie Davis, a 1960s football hero who battled leukemia and became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy, is the national spokesperson for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) 2008 Light The Night® Walk, an annual event that raises critical funds for research and patient services, and honors lives touched by blood cancer. The film is scheduled for release on Oct. 3, 2008.]]></description>
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  <title>Co-Pay Assistance Program Provides Financial Support</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:30:57 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=506597&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The lymphoma diagnosis was terrifying enough. But when Charlotte Kostakos, 75, and her husband, Steven, 74, began struggling with the spiraling costs of paying for her treatments, they were overwhelmed.]]></description>
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  <title>Designer&#39;s Young Cousin Inspiration Behind Colorful School and Office Supplies that Raise Awareness for Leukemia</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:47:03 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=506448&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[When Jacqueline Savage McFee, a designer of  popular, trendy school and office products splashed in luscious color, got the devastating news that her cousin's young daughter, Kendall Sierens, was diagnosed with leukemia, it brought things into perspective for her. It also created a spark.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS and Nation&#39;s Triathlon Announce New Partnership</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:54:00 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=505743&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and the Nation's Triathlon® today announced a new partnership that will leverage the surging number of triathletes and popularity of the sport to help raise money for blood cancer research.  Utilizing LLS's  world-famous Team In Training® (TNT) endurance sports training program - which has raised $850 million for cancer research and trained 360,000 people since its inception in 1988 - the newly branded Nation's Triathlon To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the first triathlon in the nation dedicated to raising money to help cure blood cancers.]]></description>
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  <title>LLS Offers Program on Treatments for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:32:27 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=501467&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) can learn about treatment options during a free telephone education workshop sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and led by leukemia expert Selina M. Luger, M.D., University of Pennsylvania.]]></description>
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  <title>New Book Empowers People Living with Serious Illness</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:20:14 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=501097&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[In his new book, Strong at the Broken Places, Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope, best-selling author and Emmy-winning journalist Richard M. Cohen chronicles the stories of five extraordinary people living with serious illness, including Buzz Bay, a resident of Franklin, IN, who has been living with non-Hodgkin lymphoma since 2001.]]></description>
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  <title>Advances in Blood Cancer Therapy Highlighted at American Society of Hematology Conference</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:41:02 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=498041&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Society-funded researchers will present exciting new directions in blood cancer research at the annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference this week at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Especially noteworthy are new findings in immunotherapies, personalized medicine and targeting transcription factors.]]></description>
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  <title>January 1 Looms Large for Lymphoma Patients</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:56:52 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=496784&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reverse detrimental changes to reimbursement rates for two lymphoma drugs. If the HHS does not act, the changes would severely limit the availability of the two therapies, which for thousands of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients represent their best or only resort for effective treatment.]]></description>
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  <title>Collectibles for a Cure</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:53:13 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=496719&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[A high-end retailer of museum-quality collectibles is selling specially designed dishes and glassware to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's research and patient services programs.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Educates Patients on Myelodysplastic Syndromes</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:56:42 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=495576&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can learn about treatment options during a free telephone education workshop sponsored by the Society and led by experts Richard M. Stone, M.D., and Janice L. Gabrilove, M.D.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Program Provides Patients with the Latest Information on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:53:35 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=495574&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Wyndham Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., an expert on lymphoma, will discuss novel treatment approaches for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in a free telephone workshop entitled Spotlight on New Discoveries in NHL: Update from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. The program is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET.]]></description>
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  <title>Society&#39;s Information Resource Center Turns 10</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:08:37 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=493041&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[This fall the IRC marks its 10th anniversary. While many health organizations have hotlines, the IRC is unique because of the depth of individualized attention it offers. For patients with blood cancers, the search for disease-specific information has never been simple.]]></description>
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  <title>Gleevec Pioneer Honored for Work</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:53:51 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=492827&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Brian Druker, M.D., director, Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, and pioneer in the development of the drug Gleevec®, has won the prestigious Keio Medical Science Prize.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Offers Program on Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Treatments</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:40:11 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=492516&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) can learn about treatment options during a free Society teleconference led by leukemia expert Jacob M. Rowe, M.D., of the Israel Institute of Technology.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Presents Free October Program on Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:36:54 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=492514&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Parents and caregivers of children with leukemia and lymphoma can learn about treatment options and clinical trials during a free telephone education workshop led by Barton A. Kamen, M.D., Ph.D., the Society's chief medical officer.]]></description>
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  <title>Researchers Advancing Blood Cancer Therapies Receive $18.75 Million in Society Grants</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:46:20 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=492352&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society today announced it has awarded three new Marshall A. Lichtman Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) grants, the Society's most ambitious research initiative, bringing the program's total funding to $172 million since its inception in 2000. The Society will also renew one SCOR.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Rings NYSE Bell Oct. 1 to Honor Lives Touched by Blood Cancer</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:48:43 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=492167&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Representatives of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Oct.1, 2007, to raise awareness about blood cancers and the need to find cures.]]></description>
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  <title>Blood Cancer Strikes Wisteria Lane</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:22:54 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=491669&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[This season on ABC's Desperate Housewives, character Lynette Scavo's struggle with Hodgkin lymphoma is expected to raise awareness about the blood cancer. With more than 24 million viewers each episode, the show presents an outstanding opportunity to focus public attention on lymphoma and what science is doing to try to cure it.]]></description>
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  <title>Video Game Hero Crash Bandicoot Urges Kids to Join the Fight Against Blood Cancers</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:04:49 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=487556&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Society and Vivendi Games announced that Crash Bandicoot, the valiant, action hero of the highly popular video game series, is the new national champion for the Society's School & Youth® Programs.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Announces Appointment of New Chief Medical Officer</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:36:31 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=486541&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has appointed Bart Kamen, M.D., Ph.D., as chief medical officer (CMO), with the task of co-leading the Society's biomedical research grant programs. His appointment will be effective Sept. 1, 2007.]]></description>
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  <title>2006 Newsline</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:19:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[View the online version of the Society's print newsletter, Newsline]]></description>
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  <title>Students Raise $18 million to Fight Blood Cancer</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:35:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[In a campaign about kids helping kids, students at Orange High School in Orange, CA and at Princeton High School in Cincinnati raised $39,493.30 and $39,093.50, respectively, making these schools the top two fundraisers in School & Youth Programs for the 2006-2007 school year.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Honors Five Scientists for Outstanding Work in Blood Cancer Research</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:49:47 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=482242&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has named five researchers as Stohlman Scholars, recognizing their outstanding contributions to the advancement of blood cancer research.  The honors will be officially announced at the Society's Stohlman Scholar Scientific Symposium on Nov. 8, 2007, in Anaheim, CA.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Shares the Latest News on Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:06:21 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=481669&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Neil Shah, M.D., Ph.D., an expert on leukemia, will discuss novel treatment approaches for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in a free telephone workshop entitled The Latest on CML - Update from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The program is scheduled for Thursday, Jun. 28, 2007, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Offers Program on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:01:39 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=481667&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[John Byrd, M.D., an expert on leukemia, will discuss novel treatment approaches for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in a free telephone workshop entitled Current Progress in CLL Therapy and Clinical Trials. The program is scheduled for Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2007, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Launches New Online Newsletter for Oncology Professionals</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:03:20 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=480053&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals seeking educational opportunities and the latest news on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma can now turn to Hematologic Cancer News, a free monthly email newsletter from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.]]></description>
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  <title>Get Free Gas and Help Save a Life</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 10:40:54 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=476446&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[As the summer travel season approaches the skyrocketing gas prices may be putting the brakes on Americans' vacation plans.  The Society is doing its part to provide some relief by offering free gas cards and a chance to win an all-expenses paid vacation.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Testifies Before U.S. Senate Department of Defense Appropriations Committee</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 09:45:18 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=474139&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society today urged Congress to fund additional blood cancer research through the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).]]></description>
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  <title>Brian Druker, M.D., A Researcher Funded by The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society, is Elected to The National Academy of Sciences</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 14:49:07 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=473214&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society congratulates Dr. Brian Druker, investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and JELD-WEN Chair of Leukemia Research at  Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute in Portland, for his election to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.]]></description>
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  <title>Rush Limbaugh Cure-A-Thon Raises $3.1 Million for Society Mission</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 16:45:59 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=472343&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Rush Limbaugh held his annual Cure-a-Thon to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on April 20, 2007, and raised $3,126,760, a record-breaking amount in the 18 years he has been hosting this event.]]></description>
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  <title>University of Texas Researchers Publish Research on Drug with Potential to Reduce Risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:53:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may significantly reduce graft-versus-host disease - a potentially life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants. The findings have been published online in the journal Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.]]></description>
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  <title>The Society Honors Organizations and Individuals for Their Work on Behalf of Blood Cancer Patients</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:26:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Launches New Co-Pay Assistance Program</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:44:42 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=452987&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Patients with blood cancers who have difficulty paying for or simply cannot afford their prescription drug co-pays or health insurance premiums can now apply for assistance from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.]]></description>
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  <title>President George H.W. Bush - 20th Anniversary Leukemia Ball</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:15:19 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=464184&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[President Bush reminds viewers of the critical need to continue funding blood cancer research and urges them to support the work of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.]]></description>
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  <title>Society Launches Virtual Regatta</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:09:07 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=461816&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Society will give seafarers grounded by the winter weather a way to sail through the next six weeks. The Leukemia Cup Regatta, the Society's program that gives sailors the opportunity to raise funds for blood cancer research is now offering a virtual Regatta for six weeks beginning March 1.]]></description>
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  <title>Researchers Funded by the Society Studying Agent to Target Gene Linked to Many Forms of Lymphoma</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:56:54 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=459867&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[More than 60,000 Americans are living with lymphoma, and researchers have identified one gene in particular, BCL6, as playing a dominant role in causing many forms of this blood cancer.]]></description>
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  <title>H. Lee Moffitt Researchers to Discover Potential Targets to Reduce Risk of Stem Cell Transplants</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:52:50 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=459917&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Inhibiting one gene - even temporarily -can improve cure rates for blood cancer patients who receive stem cell transplants. This strategy may also help patients with genetic and autoimmune diseases who are also treated with stem cell transplants.]]></description>
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  <title>UCLA Researchers Discover Genes Linked to Lymphoma, Research Opens Way for New Targeted Drugs</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:11:36 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=456673&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Lymphoma is a blood cancer that affects more than 60,000 Americans each year. Researchers at The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have identified genes that when inactivated help cause B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). These genetic defects may also be involved in promoting the formation of other cancers since they can inactivate normal tumor-suppressing gene activities in a range of cell types.]]></description>
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  <title>Actor Peter Boyle Dies after Suffering from the Blood Cancer Multiple Myeloma</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:25:58 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=448149&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is available to comment on multiple myeloma, the blood cancer from which actor Peter Boyle was suffering at the time of his death on Tuesday.  Boyle, the popular actor who played the curmudgeonly father on Everybody Loves Raymond and was also well-known for his role of the monster in Mel Brook's comedy, Young Frankenstein, was 71.]]></description>
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  <title>House Oks Bill to Aid Family Caregivers</title>
  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:30:20 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=446976&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[A New Jersey congressman whose father spent six years caring for his ailing wife wanted other families in similar situations to have someplace to turn when a primary caregiver needs a break. Republican Mike Ferguson got that wish Wednesday when the U.S. House of Representatives approved his Lifespan Respite Care Act, which provides $289 million over five years for states to train volunteers and provide other services to an estimated 50 million families caring at home for adults and children with special needs.]]></description>
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  <title>Findings Published in the Journal Nature Present New Map of the Human Genome</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:00:04 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=444608&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[An international consortium of researchers has determined that large genetic abnormalities can be found in healthy individuals and can apparently contribute to susceptibilities to various human diseases, including cancer.]]></description>
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  <title>The Society, Ensemble Discovery Corp. Initiate Research Program to Apply New Technology to Better Diagnose Blood Cancers</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:44:45 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=443008&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Marking the launch of its new initiative to accelerate the development of blood cancer therapies, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society today announced a collaboration with Ensemble Discovery Corp. of Cambridge, MA.]]></description>
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  <title>Researchers Uncover Clues that May Lead to Better Therapies for Children with T-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:53:57 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=432718&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Researchers' discovery of clues to the cause of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) - a form of pediatric cancer that has a very poor prognosis - could lead to the development of new targeted therapies for this extremely difficult disease.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Unveils New Education Series for Myeloma Patients, Covers Latest Research and Treatment Options</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:53:26 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=432970&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has created a new myeloma telephone education series to provide patients, their families and healthcare professionals with the most up-to-date information about the disease, a cancer of plasma cells that starts in the bone marrow. It is one of the most difficult blood cancers to treat successfully, but today advances in therapies provide patients with more choices than ever before]]></description>
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  <title>In Just Two Months, Two Individuals Raised $235,000 for Lifesaving Cancer Research</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:52:14 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=433006&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[George John Bitar, M.D., of Washington D.C., and Stacy H. Small, of Palm Beach, FL, were named first-place finishers in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2006 Man & Woman of the Year campaign, thanks to raising a combined $235,000 to help the Society fund lifesaving research and provide services to patients and their families.]]></description>
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  <title>Thyrotoxicosis Seen after Denileukin Diftitox Therapy</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:55:27 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=422394&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Patients with mycosis fungoides treated with denileukin diftitox may develop acute thyrotoxicosis, warn clinicians in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.]]></description>
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  <title>Epilepsy Does Not Appear to Increase Cancer Risk</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:06:21 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=421367&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The results of a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry suggest that epilepsy is not associated with an increased risk of cancer.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Unveils New Education Series for Myeloma Patients</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:28:39 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=417781&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Myeloma is a cancer of new plasma cells and starts in the bone marrow. It is one of the most difficult blood cancers to treat successfully.]]></description>
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  <title>The Society Honors Five Scientists for Outstanding Work in Blood Cancer Research</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:45:27 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=417543&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has selected five researchers to receive its prestigious Stohlman Scholar Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the advancement of blood cancer research.  The awards will be officially announced at the Society's Stohlman Scholar Scientific Symposium in Dallas Nov. 2-3.]]></description>
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  <title>New Guidelines Focus on Preventing Chemo&#39;s Side Effects</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 11:00:58 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=416703&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Cancer experts at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have issued new guidelines on using antiemetic drugs to prevent nausea and vomiting in patients who receive chemotherapy or radiation treatment.]]></description>
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  <title>School Performance Affected by Treatment of ALL</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 10:05:52 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=416688&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), children exhibit a moderately increased risk of behavioral and education problems, Dutch researchers report. An additional finding that children treated for Wilms tumor are not affected suggests that neurotoxic chemotherapy used to treat ALL may be responsible for the deficits observed in this group.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Awards More than $400,000 to Texas Cancer Centers Serving Patients Displaced by Hurricanes</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 15:34:59 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=414640&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has awarded more than $400,000 to members of five Texas cancer centers to improve blood cancer care in a region still reeling from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.]]></description>
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  <title>Five Years After Approval, Gleevec Underscores the Promise of Targeted Therapies</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 16:32:26 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=414231&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Marking an important milestone since its first approval in May 2001, Gleevec® has become the first oncology drug to be validated as an effective and generally well-tolerated edicine that targets a specific cause of a cancer.]]></description>
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  <title>May 2006 Commentary</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 16:49:31 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page.adp?item_id=413951</link>
  <description><![CDATA[This month’s topic is epigenetics, which refers to changes that stably alter gene activities without changing, or mutating, the DNA sequence of those genes. Like genetic mutations, we now know that epigenetic abnormalities can cause cancers, including blood cancers. And, as with cancer-causing mutations, laboratory and clinical studies are now showing that drugs that target specific “epigenetic” changes will be powerful treatments for blood cancer patients.]]></description>
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  <title>Acupuncture May Control Vomiting after Chemo</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 11:37:18 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=413452&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Acupuncture, in conjunction with the latest drugs to prevent nausea and vomiting, seems to help relieve chemotherapy-induced vomiting, a new report suggests.]]></description>
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  <title>Elderly Patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Tolerate Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation</title>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 10:12:33 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=413404&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[According to an article recently published in Bone Marrow Transplantation, elderly patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are able to tolerate autologous stem cell transplantation. However, it is important for all patients to discuss their individual risks of stem cell transplantation with their physician.]]></description>
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  <title>FDA Approves Decitabine for Injection for Myelodysplastic Syndromes</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 12:36:59 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=413278&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved decitabine for injection (Dacogen®, MGI Pharma Inc.) for the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.]]></description>
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  <title>The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society Supports Campaign to Highlight 46 Million Uninsured Americans</title>
  <pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 11:11:41 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=412872&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[During May 1-7, thousands of individuals and organizations from many sectors of society will join together to tell our nation's leaders that healthcare coverage must be their top priority. Cover the Uninsured Week 2006 will highlight the fact that nearly 46 million Americans—including more than 8 million children—are uninsured and will provide ways that everyone can help get America covered.]]></description>
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  <title>2005 National Award Recipients</title>
  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:12:28 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Meet our 2005 national award recipients]]></description>
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  <title>Give a Gift to Mom this Mother&#39;s Day and Give a Gift of Help and  Hope to Thousands of Cancer Patients; Unique, Handcrafted Blown Glass Pendants in Signature Colors from The Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:46:14 EST</pubDate>
  <link>http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_news_detail?item_id=412390&amp;cat_id=140</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Give mom an inspirational gift that helps make a difference in the lives of others this Mother's Day with a beautiful blown glass pendant necklace in the shape of a blood drop, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's symbol of its quest to cure blood cancers and give hope to patients.]]></description>
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  <title>Steve DeSalvo Named Light the Night Walk Corporate Chair</title>
  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:14:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[Steve DeSalvo Named Light the Night Walk Corporate Chair]]></description>
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