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Tuesday, March 25, 2003

FRIENDS FOR LIFE FORMED BY LOCAL PARENTS

FRIENDS FOR LIFE FORMED BY LOCAL PARENTS
TO BENEFIT CANCER RESEARCH



NEEDHAM, MASS On March 23, 50 parents of children with Neuroblastoma, an aggressive cancer of the nervous tissue, came together to celebrate the creation of Friends for Life at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This new organization is focus on helping people who are passionate about raising money to advance pediatric cancer research and find a cure for neuroblastoma.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children under the age of fourteen. Neuroblastoma occurs almost exclusively in children under the age of five and is the third most common type of cancer in children.

As recently as the 1970's there was no experimentally tested and proven treatment protocol for neuroblastoma. Thanks to recent research, 7 out of 10 children diagnosed with neuroblastoma will achieve remission of the disease.

Unfortunately, at the present time there is no existing protocol to treat all children with neuroblastoma, or for those who might relapse. Friends for Life is committed to providing the funds to help change this.

Anyone interested in learning more about Friends for Life should contact
Denyse Dodd
617-872-6020
denysed@myfriendsforlife.com March 2003

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