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    <title>IMF - Home Page</title>
    <link>http://myeloma.org</link>
    <description>&lt;style type='text/css'&gt;&lt;!--.style2 {font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;}--&gt;&lt;/style&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;table width='90%' border='0' cellpadding='2'&gt;  &lt;tr&gt;    &lt;td width='4%'&gt;&lt;img src='http://myeloma.org/images/hotlinelogo.jpg' alt='Call the IMF Hotline.' width='70' height='70' hspace='6' border='0' align='absmiddle'&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td width='96%'&gt;&lt;span class='style2'&gt;We are here for you. The IMF Office is open from 9:00 - 5:00 PT on Monday-Friday. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you have a question, call the IMF Hotline at (800) 452-CURE (800-452-2873) in the US and Canada. The hotline is open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT on Monday-Friday. Elsewhere call (818) 487-7455. You can also &lt;a href='mailto:TheIMF@myeloma.org?subject=Mail from IMF Website User'&gt;contact us via the web&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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    <copyright>Hotline:800-452-2873 or 818-487-7455&lt;br&gt;©2011 International Myeloma Foundation. All Rights Reserved.</copyright>
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      <title>First Community Workshops for 2012 are posted and open for registration!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-12T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>First Teleconference of 2012&lt;br&gt;&#xD;
Best of ASH 2011 &amp;#225; What Patients Need to Know</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3645&amp;aTab=-1</link>
      <description>Brian G.M. Durie, MD&lt;br&gt;&#xD;
Chair, International Myeloma Foundation&lt;br&gt;&#xD;
Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center&lt;br&gt;&#xD;
Los Angeles, CA</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-11T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Has Pom been fast-tracked for approval? That would be a good thing.</title>
      <link>http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/us-celgene-idUSTRE8081TH20120110</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-11T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Facing the Challenges of 2012 - Dr. Durie's latest blog.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/MtEntryPage.action?source=/imf_blogs/myeloma_voices/2012/01/facing-the-challenges-of-2012.html</link>
      <description>Sometimes patients, especially newly diagnosed patients, are so overwhelmed with the quantity of information they have to process that it can cloud their judgment when it comes to making decisions that affect their lives.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://myeloma.org/MtEntryPage.action?source=/imf_blogs/myeloma_voices/2012/01/facing-the-challenges-of-2012.html</guid>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-09T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>70 ASH webcasts have been posted. New drugs, new combos, new regimens, new possibilities for the future of myeloma treatment.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/IndexPage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;indexPageId=356&amp;parentLinkId=6127&amp;categoryId=0</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-06T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>IMF and IMF Japan Research Grants Presented at ASH 2011.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/IndexPage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;indexPageId=359&amp;parentLinkId=6238&amp;categoryId=0</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-06T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Webcast of ASH 2011 Journalists' Workshop in English, French and Portuguese on web.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3563&amp;aTab=-1</link>
      <description>This panel discussion, featuring leading myeloma experts from around the world, focused on advancements in leading therapies being presented at ASH 2011.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3563&amp;aTab=-1</guid>
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      <dc:date>2012-01-01T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Winter 2011 Myeloma Today is on the web.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/pdfs/IMF-MT810_d2web.pdf</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://myeloma.org/pdfs/IMF-MT810_d2web.pdf</guid>
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      <dc:date>2011-12-31T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Gotta read these ASH blogs. Thanks to Jack Aiello and Pat Killingsworth!</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/IndexPage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;indexPageId=358&amp;parentLinkId=6118&amp;categoryId=0</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2011-12-11T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Watch the recording of the live stream of "Myeloma Questions and Controversies," the IMF's Symposium at ASH.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3561&amp;aTab=-1</link>
      <description>Recorded Friday, December 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM Pacific Time</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2011-12-10T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New! &lt;i&gt;Understanding&lt;/i&gt; Mozobil&amp;reg; (plerixafor injection) has been added to publications.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3533&amp;aTab=-1</link>
      <description>Mozobil&amp;reg; is used to mobilize hematopoietic (blood cell-making) stem cells in patients who are candidates for autologous stem cell transplants (SCT).</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2011-11-22T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Pomalidomide + carfilzomib trial to open.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3530&amp;aTab=-1</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2011-11-11T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>New! Fact Sheet on Understanding Your Test Results.</title>
      <link>/pdfs/IMF-U-TestResults-2011_f1web.pdf</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2011-11-04T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The topic of Robin's Caregiver Journal this month is financial assistance. You won't want to miss it.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org//MtEntryPage.action?source=/imf_blogs/robins_caregiver_journal/</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://myeloma.org//MtEntryPage.action?source=/imf_blogs/robins_caregiver_journal/</guid>
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      <dc:date>2011-11-03T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Audio of the "Update on Novel Therapies" Teleconference with Bonnie Jenkins, RN available on the web.</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3520&amp;aTab=-4</link>
      <description />
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3520&amp;aTab=-4</guid>
      <dc:date>2011-10-25T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Important DOXIL Update!</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3521&amp;aTab=-1</link>
      <description />
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2011-10-13T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Win a Dream Vacation to Costa Rica! Participate in Myeloma 200 - Closer to a Cure!</title>
      <link>https://online.myeloma.org/netcommunity/myeloma200</link>
      <description />
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://online.myeloma.org/netcommunity/myeloma200</guid>
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      <dc:date>2011-06-27T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Charitable IRA Rollover Extended for 2010 and 2011</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3183&amp;aTab=-1</link>
      <description>Among the multitude of items included in the Tax Relief Act, signed into law by President Obama on December 17th, was an extension of the Charitable IRA Rollover provision through the end of 2011.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2010-12-21T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>IMF is Proud to Announce a Cooperative Agreement with the Chinese Health Promotion Foundation</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=3129&amp;aTab=-4</link>
      <description>September 9, 2010, the International Myeloma Foundation signed a cooperative agreement with the Chinese Health Promotion Foundation (CHPF), an agency that operates under the Chinese Ministry of Health, to promote awareness of myeloma in China and to encourage measures to prevent and combat the disease. This agreement substantially expands IMF's presence in Asia and will support the thousands of myeloma patients in China.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2010-11-30T05:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>IMF Myeloma Bracelet - Imagine Moving Forward</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="4" color="#cc0000" face="Arial"&gt;I&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"&gt;magine &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="4" color="#cc0000" face="Arial"&gt;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"&gt;oving &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="4" color="#cc0000" face="Arial"&gt;F&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"&gt;orward is the theme of the IMF&amp;rsquo;s myeloma bracelet. &amp;nbsp;Wear one in honor, celebration, or in memory of a loved one, and when people ask you what it&amp;rsquo;s for, it&amp;rsquo;s a perfect opportunity to spread the word about multiple myeloma. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2005-05-02T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The IMF AT WORK FOR YOU...</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/Main.action</link>
      <description>&lt;table width="447" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"&gt;&lt;tr align="center"&gt;&lt;td width="25%"&gt;&lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/PortalPage.action?tabId=4&amp;menuId=129&amp;portalPageId=9"&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/link_thumb_nail/BOACThumb.jpg" alt="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xD;
&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"&gt;BANK ON A CURE&lt;sup&gt;&amp;reg;&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="25%"&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/ResearchMatrix.action?tabId=4&amp;menuId=206&amp;queryPageId=14"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/link_thumb_nail/matrix.jpg" alt="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Myeloma Matrix&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td width="25%"&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=889&amp;aTab=-1"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/link_thumb_nail/iss.jpg" alt="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;International Staging System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&#xD;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2009-03-22T04:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</title>
      <link>http://myeloma.org/Main.action</link>
      <description>&lt;table width="90%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"&gt;&lt;tr align="center"&gt;    &lt;td valign="middle" width="25%"&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.independentcharities.org/info.asp?Title=The+ICA+Seal+of+Excellence&amp;sBody=BIA"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/B-A.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;        &lt;a href="http://www.independentcharities.org/info.asp?Title=The+ICA+Seal+of+Excellence&amp;sBody=BIA"&gt;Independent Charities of America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;        &lt;td valign="middle" width="25%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          &lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/IndexPage.action?indexPageId=169"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/AR08-1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;          &lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/IndexPage.action?indexPageId=169"&gt;IMF Annual Report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;          &#xD;
        &lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?tabId=0&amp;menuId=0&amp;articleId=1313&amp;aTab=-1"&gt;IMF Privacy Statement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://myeloma.org/ArticlePage.action?articleId=1313"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#xD;
&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;a href="/pdfs/93008_990.pdf"&gt;IMF Federal Tax Form 990&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;          &#xD;
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&lt;td valign="middle" width="25%"&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wellsphere.com/healthImpactAward.s"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/HIA.jpg" alt="Wellsphere Health Impact Award" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        &lt;a href="http://www.wellsphere.com/healthImpactAward.s"&gt;Wellsphere Health Impact Award&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;    &lt;td valign="middle" width="25%"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="1" face="Arial"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygxyq4"&gt;&lt;img src="http://myeloma.org/images/C-N.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygxyq4"&gt;Charity Navigator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;gives the IMF its highest rating.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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