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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Offers Program on Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 August 2005, 12:01 CDT

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents and caregivers of children with leukemia and lymphoma can learn about treatment options and clinical trials during a free telephone education workshop sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and led by Curt I. Civin, M.D., Samuelson Professor of Oncology and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma: An Update on Current Treatments and Clinical Issues, part of the Society's four-part education series on pediatric cancer issues, is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, 12 noon - 1 p.m. ET.

Dr. Civin, co-director of Immunology & Hematopoiesis Division, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins, will discuss treatment updates and clinical issues for pediatric blood cancers. His presentation will cover current treatments, clinical trials and follow-up care for childhood leukemias and lymphomas. A question-and-answer period will follow.

"The more information families of children with these cancers have about these diseases, the better decisions they can make with regard to treatment," explains Robin Kornhaber, M.S.W., the Society's senior vice president of patient services. "We strongly encourage parents, caregivers and healthcare providers to take part in this program."

Nurses and social workers who participate have an opportunity to earn 1.0 Continuing Education contact hours.

Registration

To register, call toll free by phone (866) 992-9950 or toll free by fax (888) 991-9951; email llspeds@rmcom.net (enter "LLSPEDS" in the subject field) or visit http://lls.org/leukemiaeducation or http://lls.org/lymphomaeducation. Registrants will receive an information packet and toll-free dial-in number within 48 hours of signing up.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(R), headquartered in White Plains, NY, 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.

CONTACT: Andrea Greif

(914) 821-8958

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

CONTACT: Andrea Greif of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,+1-914-821-8958

Web site: http://www.lls.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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