Dear Reader

•  2013! Sounds almost like something out of a science fiction novel. Yet it’ s our world today.

Scientific & Clinical

• ASH 2012 – Summaries of Multiple Myeloma Presentations
• Patients and Caregivers at ASH 2012
• 2013 IMF Research Grants
• Myeloma Today in conversation with Dr. Rafat Abonour

Nurse Leadership Board 

• Subcutaneous Velcade® (bortezomib)

Supportive Care

• IMF Hotline Coordinators Answer Your Questions - "What is Pomalyst® (pomalidomide) and how is it used?"

Education and Awareness

• Spotlight on Advocacy
• "Cancer Coverage Parity Act: New Year, New Congress" by Johanna Gray
• "State Patients Equal Access Coalition: Cancer Coverage under the ACA" by Zina Cary
• "ASH 2012 Advocate Lunch & Learn: A Patient’s Perspective" by Jim Mahoney
• The IMF Advocacy Voice: Get Fired Up! Raise Your Voice! Get Out There and Take Action!
• How to contact the IMF Advocacy Team

International Affiliates

• Updates from Around the Globe
• Myeloma in Asia by Dan Navid
• IMF in Europe by Gregor Brozeit
• Myeloma UK Chief Executive Receives OBE

Patient & Caregiver Experience

• Myeloma Today in Conversation with Jameca Barrett

Support Groups

• Cincinnati, Ohio
• East Texas
• Columbia, South Carolina
• Madison, Wisconsin
• Boca Raton, Florida
• A Support Group Blooms in Staten Island

Member Events - IMFers Raise Funds to Benefit Myeloma Community

• It's Okay
• Go Fly a Kite!
• Tracy’s Run for Terry
• Vehicle Donation

News and Notes:

• IMF Earns 4-star rating from Charity Navigator
• New IMF Publications Help Patients Understand Pomalyst®
• IMF Teleconference: “What’s NEW with Novel Therapies?”
• New Clinical Trial Opens under Direction of NLB’s Beth Faiman
• IMF’s Link to Amazon.com Helps Support Myeloma Research
• Paperwork Hurdle Stalls 9-11 Myeloma Coverage
• NLB and Senior Research Grant Winner Included in 14th IMW
• Dr. Brian G.M. Durie on NPR’s “Morning Edition”

2013 IMF Calendar of Events
Letters to the IMF

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