Dr Van Ness Will Speak to St Paul Group

Dr Brian Van Ness, Ph.d, department head of the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center, will speak to the St Paul support group in Stillwater on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Dr. Van Ness is director of the "Bank on a Cure" program at the university, which seeks to find genetic markers which can assist in a patient's prognosis and, especially, can tell doctors which treatments will be most effective for that patient.

The meeting will be:
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Family Means Center
1875 Northwestern Ave S
Stillwater, MN 55082
MAP

Twin Cities Myeloma Foundation Invites You

To join us for
an Educational Seminar and Holiday Lunch

Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sofitel Hotel
5601 West 78th St.
Bloomington, MN
(I-494 and Hwy 100) MAP

Registration at 8:30, program at 9:00, lunch from 12:00 to about 1:00 pm.
No charge for registration or lunch, but you do need to RSVP, see below.

Speakers
Morie Gertz, MD	Chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Chair, Mayo transplant protocol for Multiple Myeloma. Dr. Gertz will speak about new developments at the very recent conference of the American Society of Hematology.
Helen Healy, ND	Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Healy will speak about the role of naturopathy in healing, and especially about nutrition.
Come share your experience and gain strength from others as you join us for this very informative seminar followed by a relaxing holiday lunch.

First speaker Helen Healy at 9:00.

To register for this seminar please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible by emailing us at: tcmyeloma @ gmail.com, or call Pat at 952 473 1782 and leave your first and last name on the voice mail.

This seminar is supported by unrestricted educational grants from: Celgene Pharmaceutical Company Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.