Expert From The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Available To Comment On Presentations From Annual American Society of Hematology Conference
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Each December, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference provides hematologists from around the world the opportunity to present their cutting edge developments in hematology. This year emerging therapies for leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, myeloma and myelodyplastic syndrome, will be among the significant findings being presented at the annual conference.
Deborah Banker, Vice President Research Communications for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, is available to help analyze the clinical data and to discuss how blood cancer patients stand to benefit from these potential new drug therapies and diagnostic tools, currently in clinical trials.
To arrange interviews with Banker please contact Andrea Greif at 914-772-3027 (cell phone).
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R), headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., with 66 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has invested more than $424 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Last year alone, the Society made 2.5 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
For more information about blood cancer, visit http://www.LLS.org or call the Society's Information Resource Center (IRC), a call center staffed by master's level social workers, nurses and health educators who provide information, support and resources to patients and their families and caregivers. IRC information specialists are available at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyCONTACT: Andrea Greif, Cell: +1-914-772-3027, for The Leukemia & LymphomaSociety
Web site: http://www.LLS.org/