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Newsbits Ask-the-Experts, a free forum featuring a panel of transplant physicians, nurses, patients and caregivers, will be held June 24 in Livonia, MI. For more, call the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link at 800-LINK-BMT, 248-358-1886 or e-mail nbmtlink@mciworld.com. Women with early stage breast cancer may be eligible to participate in one of two clinical trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. The trials will compare the long-term side effects of removing only one or a few diseased lymph nodes, to the conventional method of removing a large number of underarm lymph nodes in women. For information call 800-4-CANCER or visit the cancer clinical trials website at http://cancertrials.nci.nih.gov. The National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship has launched a new website featuring links to survivorship research and resources for survivors, family members and health professionals. Visit the site at http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/OCS/. State-of-the-Science Meetings, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, bring together leaders in the fields of lung cancer, adult leukemia and other types of cancer to strategize about future treatment options. The outcome of these meeting can be viewed online at http://ctep.info.nih.gov, along with the actual meeting slide presentations. The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc. (formerly Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America), will hold a Patient and Family Conference August 4-6, 2000, in Windsor Locks, CT. For details phone 800-747-2820 or visit their website at www.aamds-international.org. National Cancer Survivors Day will be celebrated in more than 700 communities across America on Sunday, June 4, 2000. To find out about events in your area, call your local hospital or cancer treatment center, or contact the NCSD Foundation at 615-794-3006 or e-mail: ncsd@aol.com. A conference for childhood cancer organizations will be hosted by the Southern Nevada Chapter of Candlelighters, May 19-21, 2000, in Las Vegas, NV. The conference will include workshops on fundraising, running non-profit cancer organizations and more. For information phone Deann at 702-737-1919. An educational symposium for parents and childhood cancer survivors will be held Saturday, May 20, 2000, at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. For information, contact Sue Shaw at 315-464-7229 or Debbie Karl at 315-464-7240. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the National Cancer Institute will sponsor a conference entitled Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Complementary & Alternative Therapies June 9-11 in Arlington VA. Pre-conference workshops will be held June 7-8. For information, phone 301-353-1807 weekdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET or register online at www.cmbm.org. The Lymphoma Research Foundation has a limited number of audiotapes of its October 1999 Patient Educational Forum on Lymphoma available for sale. The forum featured presentations from a number of leading lymphoma experts. For details contact the group at 8800 Venice Blvd., #207, Los Angeles CA 90034 or call 310-204-7040. |
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