Light the Night 2016 with Team Salesforce

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Please share if you know anyone who is dealing with leukemia or lymphoma or if you think it a worthy cause, THANK YOU!!!!




http://www.lls.org/


http://www.lls.org/lls-us-hq/news/the-leukemia-lymphoma-society-launches-groundbreaking-precision-medicine-approach-to-treat-acute-myeloid-leukemia-one-of-the-deadliest-blood-cancers

"As Announced Yesterday By Vice President Joe Biden, LLS to Lead First-Ever Blood Cancer Master Trial With Unprecedented Collaboration Between World-Renowned Researchers and Medical Centers, Biopharmaceutical Companies and a Leading Genomics Information Company to Advance Treatment for Cancer Affecting 20,000 Americans Annually


(Rye Brook, NY – October 18, 2016) – Going on the offensive against one of the most daunting challenges in cancer, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) today announced the launch of a groundbreaking, collaborative clinical trial for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a deadly disease which has seen few improvements in treatments in more than 40 years.



Beat AML was announced yesterday by Vice President Biden, along with many new, Moonshot inspired initiatives across industry, non-profit and government.



AML is the most lethal of the blood cancers, which together are the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.; AML is responsible for more than 10,000 deaths each year. Despite advances in treating other blood cancers, the standard of treatment for AML – a combination of toxic chemotherapies – has remained the same for more than 40 years. Overall prognosis remains poor, with a five-year survival rate below 20 percent for patients over age 60..."