DALLAS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R) announced today the first annual Lone Star Blood Cancer Conference will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the American Airlines Training and Conference Center. The program includes educational seminars presented by top blood cancer specialists in North Texas, as well as breakout sessions on disease-specific topics: leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Patients, caregivers, social workers and health care professionals are all encouraged to attend the Lone Star Blood Cancer Conference.
Keynote speaker and award-winning author Wendy Harpham, M.D. will be presenting Happiness in a Storm, Facing Illness and Embracing Life as a Healthy Survivor. Dr. Harphram’s new book Happiness in a Storm was released this September.
Additional speakers include specialists from UT Southwestern Medical Center: Barry Levinson, MD, Vikas Bhushan, MD, Michael Kyba, PhD and Robert Collins, MD. Maria Juarez, MD of Dallas Oncology Consultants will also present at the conference, along with Margaret Sunderland, MD of Texas Oncology, Baylor, Irving and Lynn Collins, RN, MN.
“We are very excited to have North Texas’ top hematologists and oncologists speaking at the Lone Star Blood Cancer Conference,” commented Tina Garcia, Executive Director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s North Texas Chapter. “These seminars will help provide patients and healthcare professionals with the latest information in blood cancer research and treatment options.”
Continuing education credits will be offered for nurses and social workers who attend the conference. Seating is limited for this event and reservations are required to attend. Please call 972-239-0959, toll-free 800-800-6702 for more information, or visit http://www.lls.org/ntx/conference .
About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R), headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 66 chapters in the United States and additional branches in 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 $411 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Now about $50 million annually, the Society’s grant programs are among the most prestigious in the fields of hematology and oncology.
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, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
CONTACT: Jason Vincik of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, +1-972-239-0959
