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Issue #72 April 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1
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Transplant Society Sets Cord Blood Banking Guidelines
Someone you should know: Willie Cole
Surviving Well After a Pediatric Bone Marrow, Stem Cell or Cord Blood Transplant
Stem Cells for Transplant: How Much is Enough?
Clinical Trial for GVHD Sores
New Study: Life After Transplant
Living Now: A Survivor’s Conference on Life after Transplant




Issue #71 March 2007 Vol. 17, No. 3
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Protect Your Health After Transplant: A New Guide for Survivors
Letter from the Executive Director
Symposium News
Survivor Reflects: The Best I Could Offer
News from the National Donor Program
Chronic GVHD Study Now Enrolling Participants
New Hope to Preserve Fertility After Transplant



Issue #70 November 2006 Vol. 17, No. 2
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Childhood Cancer Survivors: Study Identifies Unmet Needs
News from the National Marrow Donor Program
BMT Clinical Trials Network Study
New Drug for Mouth Sores
Introducing Caring Connections
New! BMT InfoNet Survivorship Project
Imagine...
Haploidentical Transplants Offer Hope for Some
BMT Survivor Takes On New Challenges


Issue #69 May 2006 Vol. 17, No. 1
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Long-Term Survivors: What You Should Know
NMDP Provides Award-Winning Education
This Time Last Year
Living the Good Life in Paradise
Lotsa Helping Hands Born from Experience
Attention, Link Program Volunteers
Survivors Share Their Stories


Issue #68 October 2005 Vol. 16, No. 3
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Transplant Centers Rise to Hurricane Challenge
Health and Quality of Life Study
What Do Pediatric BMT Families Need?
Fill Next Year with Miracles!
Transplant Survivor Helps Katrina Victims
New Patient Resources from the NMDP


Issue #67 July 2005 Vol. 16, No. 2
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National Cord Blood Bank Proposed
Researchers Tackle GVHD
Florida Twins Share Special Bond
Celebrating Life 2006 Calendar Available Now
Caregiving for a Blood or Marrow Transplant Patient

Issue #66 March 2005 Vol. 16, No. 1
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Cord Blood Transplants: A Treatment Option for Adults?
BMT InfoNet Is Counting on You
Diego: A Survivor's Story
NMDP Offers Programs & Resources
Free Transplant Conference

Issue #65 October 2004 Vol. 15, No. 3
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Charting the Future of Cord Blood Transplants
Celebrating Life Calendar
Woman Focuses Efforts on Young Adult Needs
NMDP Offers Patient and Physician Education Programs


Issue #64 April 2004 Vol. 15, No. 2
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The Gift of Life Comes With a Price
Navigating the Insurance Maze
Marrow Power Reaches Out to Patients
Survivor/Quilt Artist's Work Showcased
Research Findings Hold Promise for Leukemia, Blood Cancer Patients
Coming Soon: Patient Handbook in Spanish

Issue #63 January 2004 Vol. 15, No. 1
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A Site for Sore Eyes
Attention Caregivers: You're Not Crazy
NMDP Web Site Offers Improved Resources for Patients
Some Helpful Resources

Issue #62 October 2003 Vol. 14, No. 3
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Network to Focus on Blood and Marrow Transplant Research
Advances in Stem Cell Transplantation and Factors Affecting Outcomes
Not Just a Patient
Celebrating Life Calendar 2004 - An Inspirational Gift
BMT InfoNet Book Wins Writers Award
Your Donation Counts!

Issue #61 July 2003 Vol. 14, No. 2
Stem Cell Transplant More Effective Than Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
New Transplant Patient Financial Guide
A Firefighter Who Never Gives Up
Medical Market Research Announcement from Focus Pointe
Hot Off the Press
Calendar Nominees Sought

Issue #60 March 2003 Vol. 14, No. 1
Caringbridge Keeps Families Connected
Researchers Extending Potential for Stem Cell Transplants
SuperSibs! Aims to Help Families
You Know You're the Parent of a Kid with Cancer When…

Issue #59 December 2002 Vol. 13, No. 4
Patient to Survivor Link Program
NMDP Research Program
Coping With Holiday Stress
New Childhood Cancer Guide
When Doctors Talk: What Patients Hear
Order Your Celebrating Life 2003 Calendar Today!
E-Newsletter is E-Z and E-conomical

Issue #58 October 2002 Vol. 13, No. 3
Author Pens New Transplant Patient Guide
Searching for a Donor Through the NMDP
Meet BMT InfoNet's Web Site Sponsors
Order Your Celebrating Life 2003 Calendar Today!
NHLBI Clinical Study
They're At It Again! Swimathon

Issue #57 May 2002 Vol. 13, No. 2
Back to School Tools
Drug Shows Early Promise in Fight Against GVHD
My Goal is to Live Forever: So Far, So Good
Share Your Expertise With Doctors
Sign Up for Our E-Newsletter

Issue #56 February 2002 Vol. 13, No. 1
Stem Cell Transplants for Patients with Kidney Cancer
Author's Inspiration Lives On
New Faces and Fond Farewells

Issue #55 October 2001 Vol. 12, No. 3
T-Cell depletion-the pros and cons
Daughter's lymphoma prompts Tolley to help others
Recommended Reading
NMDP Makes Stem Cell Deliveries Despite Terrorist Attack
In memory of 'Jack'

Issue #54 August 2001 Vol. 12, No. 2
Mini-Transplants Show Early Promise
The House that Jeff Built
Pedaling Hope

Issue #53 May 2001 Vol. 12, No. 1
Finding the Perfect Donor
The Zikmund-Fisher Fund for DR Typing
Transplant Survivor Takes Up Medical Research
CHORI Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program
FDA Approves New Drug for CML
Leukemia Research Foundation Sponsors www.bmtinfonet.org
Printer and Photographers Needed!

Issue #52 December 2000 Vol. 11, No. 4
Graft Versus Host Disease
Jon's Story
There is Life after GVHD
Survivor Has GVHD on the Run
Buddy Program Keeps GVHD Patients Connected

Issue #51 October 2000 Vol. 11, No. 3
Medicare Breakthrough for Patients Seeking a Transplant for Myeloma
New Device May Make Cord Blood Transplants Possible for More Adults
Thumbs Up for Three New Patient Resources
New Approach to Pain Management Mandated

Issue #50 June 2000 Vol. 11, No. 2
Treating Breast Cancer Patients with a Stem Cell Transplant: What Now?
A Closer Look at the 10 Studies
Viewing Life through the Patient’s Eyes
Don’t Write Off Stem Cell Transplants for Breast Cancer, Says NCI Chief
CD34+ Selection Removes Tumor Cells
Stewart Honored with Public Service Award

Issue #49 March 2000 Vol. 11, No. 1
Collecting Stem Cells From Health Donors: Is It Safe?
Two-Time Heisman Trophy Winner Archie Griffin Headlines "Take a Test Save a Life" Bone Marrow Fundraiser

Most Common Lymphoma Found to Be Two Diseases
Breast Cancer Research Study Results Discredited
Chemotherapy May Cause Memory LossNew! Autologous Stem Cell Transplants

Issue #48 December 1999 Vol. 10, No. 4
Learning about Cancer the Electronic Way
Advances in Research Reported at Meeting of Hematologists

Transplant Survivor Makes Surprise Comeback as a Mystery Writer
New Drug Shows Promise in Fight Against Chronic Myelogenuos Leukemia

Issue #47 October 1999 Vol. 10, No. 3
Mini-transplants
Donor, recipient share challenges of successful BMT
Survivor, wife fight cancer by helping others

Issue #46 July 1999 Vol. 10, No. 2
New Option for Marrow Donors
LRFA's Ellen Cohen Finds the Silver Lining in the Black Cloud of Cancer

Summer Fundraising Drive Underway

Issue #45 April 1999 Vol. 10, No. 1
Transplants for Breast Cancer: New Data
Childhood Leukemia Book Offers Practical Help for Parents and New Career for Author

New: A Directory of Transplant Centers
Ask the Doctor: Life after Transplant - Children's perspectives

Issue #44 December 1998 Vol. 9, No. 4
Hepatitis C Virus and Marrow Transplant Survivors
A Mother’s Story, Son’s Bone Marrow Transplant Provides Emotional Roller Coaster Ride but Cures His Aplastic Anemia

A Research Trial of Interferon-Alpha and Ribavirin in Marrow Transplant Survivors Infected by Hepatitis C Virus

Ask the Doctor: New discoveris in marrow transplantation

Issue #43 October 1998 Vol. 9, No. 3
Bone Marrow Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease
Bone Marrow Transplantion Aids Seattle Victim of Sickle Cell

Radio Talk Show Takes Some of the Fear Out of Cancer

Book Review, 'Survivor: Taking Control of Your Fight Against Cancer'

Ask the Doctor: Cord Blood Banks

Issue #42 July 1998 Vol. 9, No. 2
Can Bone Marrow Transplantation Help Patients with Multiple Sclerosis?

Are You Enrolled in the NMDP Registry?
Managing Fatigue after Transplantation
Sisters Network Provides Support for African-American Breast Cancer Survivors

New Cancer Cure - Hype or Hope?
Ask the Doctor: Dry eyes after transplant

Issue #41 April 1998 Vol. 9, No. 1
General Schwartzkopf, Celebs Lend Support for National Cancer March

Consumers Win in Michigan Insurance Case
NCI Spotlights Survivorship
Cancer Incidence and Death Declines
LSA Offers Peer Counseling
Ask the Doctor: Donating cord blood

Issue #40 November 1997 Vol. 8, No. 4
Clinical Trials: What They Mean for You
On-Line Support Group Meets Face to Face
BMT Patient Found Allies in the Insurance Fight
Life Insurance-No Longer Just a Death Benefit
Patient-Survivor Link Offers Hope, Comfort, Encouragement

Prior Issues:
August 1997 - Issue 39 -
New Hope For Patients With A Brain Tumor

May 1997 - Issue 38 -
Treating CLL with BMT

March 1997 - Issue 37 -
Surviving the Transplant Experience - the Caregiver's Perspective, Part 2;
Ask the Doctor: Sexual difficulties after transplant

November 1996 - Issue 36 -
Surviving the Transplant Experience - the Caregiver's Perspective
Ask the Doctor: Bone Pain After Transplant

May 1996 - Issue 35 -
Donor Leukocyte Infusions
Ask the Doctor: Platelet and transfusion dependency

April 1996- Issue34 - Vol. 7, No. 3
Nutrition problems after transplant
Ask the Doctor: Premature Menopause after transplant

January 1996 - Issue 33 - Vol. 7, No. 2
Cord Blood Transplants
Survivor's Story: It's not a 10k, it's a Marathon

November 1995 - Issue 32 -
BMTs for Neuroblastoma
Ask the Doctor: Muscle Spasms after transplant

September 1995 - Issue 31 -
BMTs for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

July 1995 - Issue 30 -
Autologous BMTs and Stem Cell Transplants for Ovarian Cancer
Ask the Doctor: Immunization after transplant
Survivor's Story: Living in the BMT Snake Pit

May 1995 - Issue 29 -
BMTs for Aplastic Anemia
Survivor's Story: 24 BMT Survivor Looks Back
Ask the Doctor: Aspergillus infections

March 1995 - Issue 28 -
BMTs for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Survivor's Story: Coming out of the fog

January 1995 - Issue 27 -
Donors - Some Very Special People

November 1994 - Issue 26 -
BMTs for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

September 1994 - Issue 25 -
BMTs for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

July 1994 - Issue 24 -
Treating Lymphoma with BMT
Providing support to BMT patients

May 1994 - Issue 23 -
Breast Cancer
When Relapse Occurs, one woman's perspective

March 1994 - Issue 22 -
Multiple Myeloma

January 1994 - Issue 21 -
Choosing a BMT Center
Survivor Story: Inside this patient there is a person

November 1993 - Issue 20 -
Fundraising

September 1993 - Issue 19 -
Preventing Infections

July 1993 - Issue 18 -
Support Groups

May 1993 - Issue 17 -
Relieving Pain -- Part II

March 1993 - Issue 16 -
Relieving Pain -- Part I

January 1993 - Issue 15 -
Long-Term BMT Survivors

November 1992 - Issue 14 -
Colony Stimulating Factors

September 1992 - Issue 13 -
Preparative Regimens
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