The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF), the country’s oldest and largest myeloma organization, has just been awarded a grant of $1.5 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Working closely with the CDC, the IMF will utilize these funds to expand and distribute their current programs, including their flagship Patient and Family Seminars, Myeloma Today newsletter, clinical conferences for physicians, toll-free hotline and other educational materials and services that myeloma patients around the world have come to rely upon.