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Team in Training
In 1988 Bruce Cleland, whose two-year old daughter, Georgia, had leukemia,
organized a team that raised $320,000 for the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society,
while training to run the New York City Marathon, and Team in
Training was born. The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Societys Team in Training is the worlds largest and most comprehensive
endurance-training program. Participants in Team in Training not only make a
commitment to themselves to complete an endurance event, but also to raising
a significant amount of money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. A minimum
of 75% of funds raised by Team in Training participants goes directly to the
Societys mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkins disease and myeloma,
and improve the quality of life for the patients and their families.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a
national voluntary health agency dedicated to finding the cause of,
treatments and cures for leukemia, Hodgkin, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and
multiple myeloma. Since its founding in 1949, the Society has made
significant progress in the treatment of the blood-related cancers.
The 58 chapters of the Society support four major efforts: research to find
a cure; public and professional education about blood-related cancers;
support programs for families of patients; and financial aid to patients of
leukemia and blood-related cancers.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a 501c(3) not-for-profit
organization and all donations are 100% tax deductible.
Facts about Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma
Leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma are cancers of the
blood-forming tissuesbone marrow, lymph nodes and spleen. When these
cancers strike, millions of abnormal white blood cells accumulate in tissues
preventing the production of sufficient numbers of normal red and white
blood cells and platelets. This year approximately 108,000 people in the
U.S. will be diagnosed with one of these blood malignancies. Leukemia and
lymphoma are the 4th major cause of cancer deaths in the United State and
the leading fatal cancers in people under 25 years old.
Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. While leukemia is the
number one disease killer of children under age 15, it strikes ten times as
many adults as children. In fact, more than half of all cases occur in
person over 60. Leukemia causes infections, anemia, and excessive bleeding,
often leading to death. In the last 40 years the five-year survival rate for
leukemia patients has tripled, thanks in large part to research funded by
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Even more encouraging, with the best treat,
80% of the children with the most common type of childhood leukemia survive;
35 years ago only 4 % survived.
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a general term for a group of cancers that originate in the
lymphatic system, which includes hundreds of lymph nodes present throughout
the body, the spleen, the gastrointestinal tract, and the thymus in
children. Lymphona results when a lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell)
undergoes a malignant change. Hodgkin disease is a form of lymphoma that,
with treatment, is considered one of the most curable forms of cancer.
Myeloma
Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found
mainly in bone marrow. When a plasma cell becomes malignant, it grows
continuously, destroying normal bone tissues, crowding out normal blood cell
production, and causing pain. The survival rate for this disease is only
28%.
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