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Myeloma Minute
January 24, 2013
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
East Texas Regional Community Workshop
Longview, Texas
March 1-2, 2013
Boca Raton Patient and Family Seminar
Boca Raton, Florida
March 2, 2013
'Celebration for
Mom Afternoon Tea'
Durham, North Carolina
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Milwaukee Regional Community Workshop
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 10-11, 2013
SF/Bay Area Patient & Family Seminar
Redwood City, California | | | In the News: Broad Concerns About Toxic Exposures And Myeloma |  | | A recent blog post by Brian G.M. Durie, MD, "New Study Provides Clues to What Causes Myeloma," struck a chord with many myeloma patients who responded with heartfelt comments and questions. In a follow-up post, Dr. Durie encourages New Yorkers who believe they were exposed to toxins unleashed by the 9/11 terrorist attack to seek screening and follow-up or treatment. But exposure to toxic chemicals isn't limited to those living or working in Lower Manhattan. Dr. Durie notes a recent New York Times editorial on the possible health impacts of exposure to "endocrine disrupter chemicals," such as dioxins, chemicals from plastics and rubber, agricultural chemicals, as well as chemicals in foam cushions and jet fuel. READ MORE | |
 | | From Pre-Clinical to FDA Approved: the IMF's Myeloma Matrix Tracks Drug Development |  | | Although it sounds a bit like a cool science fiction series, the IMF's Myeloma Matrix is a great resource that lists drugs currently under development and tracks them from discovery to approval. The Myeloma Matrix is continuously updated by our Hotline Team so visitors get up-to-the-minute status information about myeloma drugs—from Pre-Clinical to FDA Approved! CHECK IT OUT | |
| | Getting Your Hometown to Proclaim March 'Myeloma Awareness Month'? A Piece of Cake! | | Virginia Beach support group leader Jerry Walton was a bit wary of asking his hometown to declare March "Myeloma Awareness Month." He writes, "Having seen the relentless political struggles over the fiscal cliff and related issues of late, my first thought was 'How can any dealing with government be simple?' But no kidding, to my surprise it really was!" LEARN HOW | |  |
| | If You Missed the Best of ASH 2012 Teleconference: 'What Patients Need to Know' |  | | An archive of last week's live 90-minute teleconference—featuring IMF Chairman and Co-founder Brian G.M. Durie, M.D., reviewing the most important myeloma news presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in Atlanta, Georgia—is available HERE |
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