The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link will host an “Ask the Experts” Educational Forum on Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplants on Tuesday, October 17, 2000, in Braintree, MA. The program is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, call 800-LINK-BMT (800-546-5268).

Tulane Cancer Center is starting a bi-monthly BMT support group which is free and open to all BMT patients and survivors. For information e-mail timothy.pearman@hcahealthcare.com or call Tim Pearman or Carol Ecklund at (504) 988-6300.

Why Don’t All Americans Get the Best Cancer Care? That is the question the President’s Cancer Panel will be asking at six regional meetings scheduled throughout the US between now and May 2001. The panel is inviting testimony from people who have met barriers in obtaining access to care as well as from caregivers of all types. The first meeting was held in Omaha NE in June 2000. Additional meetings are scheduled for Burlington VT (September 14-15); Billings MT (October 12-13); Nashville TN (November 16-17); California (Jan. 2001); New Mexico (March 2001); and Washington DC (May 2001). For more information visit http://www.PCPmeetings.org or call 1-800-4-CANCER.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago is sponsoring a free monthly Stem Cell Transplant Support Group for transplant candidates and survivors. For information phone 312-908-5400.

“The Courage Awards: Everyday Heroes Fighting and Winning Against Cancer” is a new program created by Amgen, InTouch Magazine, Cancer Care, and the Oncology Nursing Society to honor cancer survivors. The twelve most compelling survivor stories will be profiled in InTouch Magazine in 2001, and the survivors will each receive a $1,000 award. To submit your story, or that of a willing friend, family member, or patient, visit the website at http://www.neupogen. com/patients/support/Courage.pdf. If you designate BMT InfoNet as your cancer organization of choice, Amgen will make a contribution to us in your name. Entries must be postmarked no later than October 31, 2000. If you do not have access to the internet, phone BMT InfoNet at 847-433-3313 and we will send you an entry form.

National Lymphoma Awareness Week, October 8-14, will end with a two-day educational forum hosted by the Lymphoma Research Foundation of America at the New York Marriott in Brooklyn NY. If you’d like to attend, call 310-204-7040 for details. The forum will also be webcast live October 14-15 on the group’s website, www.lymphomafocus.org, beginning at 9:45 a.m. EST.

Novel Approaches in the Treatment of Lymphoma will be the topic of an evening seminar sponsored by The Cure for Lymphoma Foundation on Nov. 9, 2000 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. The conference is free but advance registration is required. For information phone 212-213-9595.