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The Virginia-based Lymphoma Foundation of America provides essential
support services to patients with lymphoma, a lymphatic system cancer,
and their families. Founded in 1986, the foundation has built a
tradition of activism, research, and education that earned it the
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s 2002 "Top
Ten Best Health Charities" recognition.
LFA’s entirely free services include one-on-one and peer
counseling, referrals to lymphoma specialists, educational programs,
local support groups, and legal advice to lymphoma patients who
lose employment or benefits because of their disease. The charity
also hosts special events and publishes a reading list for cancer
patients and their families. News alerts are published frequently
on LFA’s Web site,
as are easy-to-understand research summaries.
The charity’s first research project is a groundbreaking
systematic worldwide review of pesticide studies relating to causation
of lymphoma. Building on this effort, LFA has launched an ambitious
research project to register and retrospectively track lymphoma
patients’ pesticide exposures. This will increase the amount
of data available that can help scientists and health professionals
determine causes of lymphoma--and prevent new cases. This human
patient-based research is crucial to the fight against lymphoma
and other types of cancers.
LFA’s history of advocacy started with patient “Right
to Know” cases and continues today in the form of marches
and legal cases challenging, among others, the dairy industry, U.S.
government agencies, and pesticide manufacturers. The charity advocates
for treatment as well as prevention-friendly policies. LFA’s
work on behalf of current and future cancer patients deserves your
support!
For more information, please visit www.lymphomahelp.org.
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that displays the Humane Charity Seal of Approval on its website
or literature. Please consider showing your support by writing a
letter of thanks or giving a donation, and be sure to tell your
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