Dear Reader 

• A Message from the President 

IMF Welcomes Daniel Navid as Senior Global Analyst
Board of Directors

• The IMF Welcomes Entertainment Industry Executive to Board of Directors; Myeloma Today in conversation with Amy Weiss

Scientific & Clinical

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• Myeloma Today in Conversation with Dr. Shaji Kumar: Novel Agents for Initial Therapy of Multiple Myeloma: Comparable results with continued initial therapy and delayed transplantation at relapse versus early transplantation

Education and Awareness

• Spotlight on Advocacy: Important policies and political issues that impact the myeloma community

Patient & Caregiver Experience

• Myeloma Today in Conversation with Yolanda Brunson-Sarrabo

News & Notes

• IMF names Prof. Joan Bladé as recipient of the 2010 Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award
• Circulating myeloma cells and autologous stem cell transplantation
• Phase III trial in smoldering multiple myeloma at high risk of progression

Supportive Care

•  IMF Hotline Coordinators Answer Your Questions: "Is the use of gadolinium in MRI a necessary part of the imaging test and is it safe?"

Support Groups

• People Helping People
• Llamada a la comunidad hispana con el mieloma multiple
• San Diego, California
• Montgomery, Alabama
• Start-up groups seek your support
• NEW support groups invite YOU to join them
• IMF welcomes Joanie Borbely as Regional Co-Director of Support Groups SE (South East).
• 2010 IMF Annual Support Group Leaders’ Retreat
• How to start a support group and how the IMF can assist you

International Affiliates:

• Updates from Around the Globe
• Report from IMF Japan
• National Myeloma Day in Australia

Member Events

• Liz Stafford& Greg Kurantowicz Get Married!
• Misbehave for Myeloma
• TriBeCans for the Fight Against Myeloma

2010 IMF Calendar of Events
Letters to the IMF

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