The Risks of Transfusional Iron Overload
What MDS Patients Should Know About Chelation
Sponsored by:
The MDS Foundation, Inc.
Philadelphia Support Group
When:
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Where:
Two Logan Square, 34th Floor
18th and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Presenters:
Clifford Pemberton, MD, Lankenau Medical Center
Dr. Michael Millenson, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Topics to be covered include:
Why Multiple Transfusions Result in Iron Overload?
The Risks of Transfusional Iron Overload
What is chelation?
What are its pros and cons?
When to start it, if at all?
What agents are used, how do they work, what is their efficacy, and what are their side effects?
For more information, please contact:
Audrey Hassan at ahassan@MDS-Foundation.org, 800.637-0839
