May 19, 2012
Oceanside, CA MDS Patient & Family Support Group
Join us for our inaugural meeting!
When: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Where: St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 609 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054
Time: 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
RSVP: patientliaison@mds-foundation.org or call 800.MDS.0839.
May 21, 2012
International Society for Laboratory Hematology
May 24, 2012
Lakeland Florida MDS Family Patient Support Group
June 1, 2012
2012 ASCO Annual Meeting
June 1-5, 2012
Chicago, Illinois 60602, United States
http://www.eurolink-tours.co.uk/Oncology_congress/2012-asco-annual-meeting-860.html
The goal of the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting is to foster communication among oncology-related subspecialties and the exchange of a wide range of ideas related to cancer. ASCO’s objectives are to advance the education of physicians and other professionals caring for patients with cancer, to support the development of clinical cancer researchers, and to facilitate the delivery of high-quality health care to patients with cancer. The 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting is designed to serve the respective interests of the Society’s multidisciplinary membership, with education focused on medical, surgical, and radiation oncologyThe 2012 Annual Meeting will take place June 1 – 5, 2012, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL
MDS Patient & Family Support – Stanford Cancer Center
“Transplant for MDS: Who, Why and When” Jonathan Benjamin, MD; Assistant Professor Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Stanford University
WHEN: Friday, June 1st 1:30 – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Stanford Cancer Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94305
2nd Floor conference Room CC2105
LED BY: Lenn Fechter, RN, BSN and Andrea Linder, RN, MS
For information, questions, and RSVP, contact (650) 725-0744
June 13, 2012
MDS Foundation Development Committee
June 14, 2012
17th Congress of EHA
The Annual Congress of the European Hematology Association, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 14-17, 2012.
June 16, 2012
MDS Patient & Family Forum – Pittsburgh, PA
Please join us on Saturday, June 16, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for our next MDS Patient & Family Forum. Call 1-800-637-0839 for more information and to register for this FREE event. Meet a leading expert in the field of MDS. Complimentary breakfast and lunch.
Guest Speaker:
James M. Rossetti, MD
The Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

