Released on = September 26, 2006, 3:19 pm

Press Release Author = Carl Alston, APR; Director of Communications; Leukemia
Research Foundation

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Leading medical experts in the areas of leukemia, lymphoma,
and myelodysplastic
syndromes answer questions for Spanish-speaking patients.

Press Release Body = The Leukemia Research Foundation (LRF) and Gilda's Club Chicago
are partnering to offer a free Town Hall Meeting for Spanish-speaking leukemia,
lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients and their families. This
interactive question and answer session will be presented entirely in Spanish. The
goal of this Town Hall meeting is to offer patients and family members the
opportunity to participate in three hours of uninterrupted dialogue with medical
experts on leukemia and lymphoma and MDS.

Several medical experts will participate in the open-forum style meeting, including
Morris Kletzel, M.D. from Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Tulio Rodriguez,
M.D. from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., and Angel Galvez, M.D.
from the Cancer Center at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill..

The Spanish Town Hall Meeting will take place Saturday, October 28 from 1p.m. until
4p.m. at Gilda's Club Chicago, 537 N. Wells Street in Chicago. Free Childcare and
free valet parking are also available. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information and reservations, please call Jeanette Albarrán at
312-464-9900, x17 or email jeanettealbarran@gildasclubchicago.org.

About Gilda's Club Chicago
Named for legendary comedienne and "Saturday Night Live" alum Gilda Radner, the
mission of Gilda's Club Chicago is to provide a meeting place where people living
with cancer, and families and friends, join together to build social and emotional
support as a supplement to medical care. Free of charge, Gilda's Club Chicago
offers support and networking groups, lectures, workshops, social activities, a
children's program, bereavement support, and a Latino program in a warm and
welcoming setting located at 537 North Wells Street in Chicago.

About The Leukemia Research Foundation (LRF)
The Leukemia Research Foundation, headquartered in Glenview, Ill., is dedicated to
funding research and providing support to people affected by blood cancers. The
Foundation's mission is to conquer leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndromes
by funding research into their causes and cures, and to enrich the quality of life
of those touched by these diseases. For 60 years, thousands of volunteers and 23
chapters have helped the Foundation raise more than $39 million to help fund
research specifically targeting aspiring, eager, and innovative scientists and
physicians around the world, provide patient financial assistance, and offer
educational and emotional support for patients and their families.

Leukemia Research Foundation information is available at www.leukemia-research.org,
or by calling 847-424-0600.
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Web Site = http://www.leukemia-research.org

Contact Details = For additional information call:
Carl Alston, Director of Communications
Leukemia Research Foundation
2700 Patriot Blvd.
Glenview, IL 60026
847-919-6250
carl@lrfmail.org

Or

Jeanette Albarrán, Latino Program Coordinator
Gilda's Club Chicago
312-464-9900, x 17
jeanettealbarran@gildasclubchicago.org