Myeloma

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) 5th Annual Chicago Awards Dinner Raises $700,000.00 to Accelerate a Cure for Blood Cancer

Published in Blood Weekly, June 7th, 2007

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) raised $700,000.00 at its fifth annual Chicago Awards Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, where over 400 people gathered Wednesday night to support its mission of accelerating a cure for multiple myeloma. While multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer, the five-year survival rate is only 32 percent, one of the lowest of all cancers.

Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Scott Hamilton, a two-time cancer survivor, is a constant reminder that with fortitude and determination, anything is possible. Scott provided the evening's keynote address with much enthusiasm and inspiration. Actor, director and long time...

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