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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blog : January 2008

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Currently, many adults do not participate in clinical trials because insurance companies refuse to cover routine care expenses for patients who choose to enroll in a clinical trial. Increasing participation in clinical trials is one of the best ways to speed new cures to the doctor’s office, the hospital bedside, and the infusion room. Fortunately, Congresswoman Deborah Pryce has introduced a measure, H.R. 2676, which would require insurance companies to cover routine care expenses for patients enrolled in clinical trials. However, Congresswoman Pryce’s measure needs your help. Please contact your member of Congress to urge them to cosponsor H.R. 2676.

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Today we are launching The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s first blog! There are a few things that we hope to accomplish with this new communication tool, but most of all we want to make this an informative and interesting destination for you: patients, caregivers, and anyone else affected by any of the blood cancers.

A few topics we plan to cover are advocacy, teleconferences, news articles, and more…

We’d love to get ideas from you, though. What do YOU want us to write about? (To comment you must first register if you haven’t already – registration is easy and free!)

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