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Located on the Upper East Side of New York City, the Lymphoma Program at Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital is internationally recognized for our efforts to enable patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin disease and related disorders to have the best possible clinical outcome, including cure when possible.

NewYork-Presbyterian ‘Light the Night Walk’ Team for LLS

NewYork-Presbyterian is forming a team for Light The Night Walk. Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s evening walk and fundraising event. It is the nation’s night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost. By joining our team and raising funds for this important cause, you’ll be making a real impact on the fight against cancer. Patients, friends and family are welcome to join the NewYork-Presbyterian team.

Light the Night Walk

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
5:30pm NYP Team Photo
6:15pm Remembrance Ceremony

Basketball City
Pier 36, 299 South Street, New York, NY
(Look for RED NYP Team T-Shirts)

Click here to join the NYP Light the Night Team

NYP team t-shirts will be available starting Monday, September 10.
In order to pick up your T-shirt, you must printand bring a copyof your email registration to one of the following locations:

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Campus
Public Affairs Office, 627 West 165th Street, 6th floor, Room 621
Contact:Nancy Gautier-Matos @ 212-305-5587 or gautier@nyp.org

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Campus
1300 York Avenue (at 69th Street), 2nd floor, Room F-203
Contact:Christine Dillon @ 212-746-2057 or chw9040@nyp.org

For  additional information, please call
Christine Dillon @ 212-746-2057 or chw9040@nyp.org

ASH Patient Advocacy Alert: Help Protect Medical Research Funding

Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is in serious jeopardy. As the American Society of Hematology (ASH) explains:

“After years of flat funding, NIH’s inflation-adjusted budget is close to 20 percent lower today than in FY2003, and, if the scheduled across-the-board cuts (known as sequestration) go into effect January 2, 2013, NIH will be subject to an 8.4 percent further cut. Thousands of NIH grants could be eliminated and cutting-edge research on blood and other diseases will be stifled.”

ASH has organized a special patient advocacy campaign so that patients can quickly and easily send a letter to their members of Congress about about the impact that inadequate funding has on the development of cures and treatments for serious diseases.

Click here to use the ASH advocacy tool to contact your representative and senators.

LLS Patient Education: A Special Evening with Experts from Weill Cornell and Memorial Sloan-Kettering

New Developments in Lymphoma:
A Special Evening with Experts from Weill Cornell Cancer Center
and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in partnership with Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are presenting a patient education event on Monday, September 10 at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Click here to register or contact Judy Letvak at (212) 376-4762.

Topics:

  • General overview of lymphoma
  • Clinical Trials/Select New Therapies
  • Complementary Medicine
  • Panel Discussion/Q&A

Moderators:

John Leonard, MD and Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD

Speakers:

Peter Martin, MD
Jia Ruan, MD
Gary Deng, MD, PhD

Date and Time:

Monday, September 10, 2012, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Location:

The Griffis Faculty Club at Weill Cornell Medical College
521 East 68th Street (east of York Avenue)
New York, NY 10021

A light dinner will be provided