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CLL Society Alert- Toronto Support Group Poll, Dr. Hallek interview, European Hematology Assoc. & Patient meetings in person and online.

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While the CLL Society has a USA foundation ( just as the HU CLL SA started in UK) this month's email update has some articles that may be of interest to Canadian and European readers:

campaign.r20.constantcontac...

cllsociety.org/2018/06/ash-...

youtu.be/pdvzM_XLpFk

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And here is a list of upcoming "in person" support groups after a very enthusiastic meeting last Sunday June 10 in New York City:

CLL Support Groups Coming Up!

Live in Toronto, Canada and interested in a CLL-specific support group? Sign up here. We'll be in touch if there is enough interest.

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Tuesday, June 12th at 7:00 PM in Irvine, CA - The Orange County CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Wednesday, June 13th at 7:00 PM in Salt Lake City, UT - The Salt Lake City CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, June 16th at 10:00 AM in Belmont, NC - The Charlotte CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, June 16th at 10:30 AM in Tampa, FL - The Central Florida CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Saturday, June 16th at 12 Noon in Los Angeles, CA - The Westside CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting FOR THE FIRST TIME. More information here.

Saturday, June 16th at 3:00 PM in Vienna, VA - The Washington DC-area CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Sunday, June 17th at 4:00 PM in San Francisco, CA - The San Francisco-area CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Monday, June 18th at 7:00 PM in Duarte, CA - The City of Hope CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Tuesday, June 19th at 7:00 PM in Chicago, IL - The Chicago CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Tuesday, June 19th at 7:00 PM in Denver, CO - The Denver CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Wednesday, June 20th at 6:00 PM in Montreal Canada - The Montreal CLL Support Group, cosponsored by Lymphoma Canada and the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, June 21st at 6:00 PM in Milwaukee, WI - The Milwaukee CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

Thursday, June 21st at 7:00 PM in Minnetonka, MN - The Twin Cities CLL Support Group, sponsored by the CLL Society will be meeting. More information here.

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CLL Patient Education Meetings

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Sponsored Meetings

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Saturday, July 21st from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM in Atlanta, GA

LLS invites you to attend Georgia Blood Cancer Conference being held at The Westin Buckhead Atlanta. from the Cancer Treatment Centers of America will be presenting during the CLL breakout session. This event is free but registration is required.

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Lymphoma Research Foundation Sponsored Meetings

Monday, June 18th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM in Seattle, WA

The Lymphoma Research Foundation invites you to attend a FREE program: Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma: Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment Options at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel featuring Krish Patel, MD from the Swedish Medical Center-First Hill. Find out more information and register here.

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Wednesday, June 20th from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM in Charlottesville, VA

The Lymphoma Research Foundation invites you to attend a FREE program: Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma: Updates on Lymphoma and Treatment Options at the Courtyard Charlottesville - University Medical Center featuring Craig A. Portell, MD from the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center at the University of Virginia. Find out more information and register here.

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CancerCare Sponsored ONLINE Meeting

Thursday, June 21st from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET

CancerCare invites to you participate in a free teleconference or webcast: Update on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) featuring John Pagel, MD, PhD from Swedish Cancer Institute, John Allen, MD from Weill Cornell Medicine, Patricia Koffman from the CLL Society and Carolyn Messner, DSW, OSW-C, FAPOS from Cancer Care. Find out more information and register here.

Len

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Thank you Lankisterguy. The results that Dr Hallek presents are relevant to everyone, not just Europeans. He's describing ways (plural intended) of overcoming Venetoclax resistance, a phenomenon that was not understood until a couple of months ago and that is obviously of great clinical importance.

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Understand Molecular Evolution(video) and what it means for CLL fast evolving treatments. Bookmark.

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