The MDS Beacon™

MDS Patient & Family Support Group – The MDS patient and family support group at the Stanford Cancer Center will be meeting on Monday, May 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m, in Palo Alto, CA. Guest speaker Lisa McGrath from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will be talking about how patients, family members, and caretakers can access resources in their respective communities. For more information, see the MDS Foundation website.

Myelodysplastic Syndromes: An Update On Diagnosis And Treatment - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will hold a free telephone/webcast education program on May 18, from noon to 1 p.m. EST for MDS patients.  Dr. Stephen D. Nimer, MDS expert and chair of hematology services at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will talk about current diagnostic tools and treatments for MDS.  A Q&A session is included in the event.  For more information, see the LLS website.

Living With Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A One-Day Conference For MDS Patients And Their Families – The Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation will be holding a free one-day conference in collaboration with the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for MDS patients and their families on May 18, from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Houston, TX.  The meeting will give patients an opportunity to hear from experts about diagnosis tests and procedures, current treatments, and how to optimize physical and emotional health throughout all stages of MDS.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided.  The registration deadline is May 14.  For more information, see the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation website.

For a more detailed listing of MDS-related events, please check the MDS Beacon Events Calendar.