CancerEducation.com Announces Exclusive Live Webcast, Featuring Acceptance Speech by Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's 1999 Leader of the Year.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 1999-- Multiple Myeloma multiple myeloma A malignant proliferation of abnormal plasma cells that populate the marrow-containing bones of the body. The affected plasma cells produce myeloma protein, a monoclonal antibody that replaces normal antibodies in the blood, thereby increasing susceptibility Research Foundation's "Friends for Life" Fall Gala Event Honors Hero of the Gulf War CancerEducation.com www.cancereducation.com today announced that the Website will present an exclusive, live webcast of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf's acceptance speech at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's (MMRF MMRF Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation MMRF Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation MMRF Marshfield Medical Research Foundation MMRF Maya Mountain Research Farm (Belize) MMRF Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. ) "Friends for Life" Fall Gala Event, where the General is being honored with the MMRF 1999 Leadership Award. Two-time Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winner, Deborah Norville This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. , of Inside Edition, will be the master of ceremonies. The program will include videotape and remarks by MMRF representatives highlighting the seriousness of the disease and its effect on patients, as well as Gen. Schwarzkopf's inspirational speech. It will be Webcast live on Saturday evening, November 13, 1999, beginning at 8:45 pm, from Greenwich, CT. The Webcast can be watched as an archived event on the site on demand after the event as part of CancerEducation.com's MedClipsTM video educational service. Gen. Schwarzkopf is being honored for his outstanding efforts to raise cancer awareness. A cancer survivor himself, Gen. Schwarzkopf served last Fall as honorary chairman for "The March: Coming Together to Conquer Cancer," a major public event and gathering of thousands of supporters in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate the need to increase funding for cancer research and treatment. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) www.multiplemyeloma.org is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to helping find a cure for this form of cancer by elevating multiple myeloma on the national research agenda in order to attract more talented medical researchers and promote higher funding levels for their research. An estimated 50,000 Americans are afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, by Multiple Myeloma, and 14,000 are diagnosed each year. Jenny McMahon, Director of Event Planning Event planning is the process of planning a festival, ceremony, competition, party, or convention. Event planning includes budgeting, establishing date and alternate date (rain date), selecting and reserving the event site, acquiring permits, and coordinating transportation for MMRF, said, "We are incredibly pleased that CancerEducation.com can help us with a live Webcast to share the important message Gen. Schwarzkopf will be bringing our members, multiple myeloma patients and the public. Plus, his remarks will be available on tape to be accessed on demand by users of CancerEducation.com. Part of MMRF's purpose is to make more people aware of multiple myeloma and to offer advocacy and support to cancer patients and their families. This live Webcast is a great new tool to help us reach a larger audience." Michael S. Weiss, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CancerEducation.com, added, "Our Website is dedicated to working with the leaders in the fight against cancer like the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and Gen. Schwarzkopf. His acceptance speech is a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with the MMRF to bring his message of hope and encouragement to the people who need to hear it. CancerEducation.com provides oncology professionals, cancer patients and their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl with the most up-to-date, credible information available. We're also committed to promoting cancer research and to providing a forum in which cancer patients can find help and mutual support. We feel privileged to be part of MMRF's effort to honor Gen. Schwarzkopf. His participation in recent awareness-raising events has helped focus the attention of the public at large on the importance of higher funding for cancer research. We know his leadership role will significantly raise the profile of cancer research on the American political agenda as well." About the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) is dedicated to accelerating the search for a cure for multiple myeloma. The MMRF raises awareness of the disease, funds promising research and educates patients and family members through its newsletter, Website and symposia. Contact the MMRF at www.multiplemyeloma.org, or 203/972-1250. About CancerEducation.com CancerEducation.com, a member of the MedClips.com Network, is a novel website dedicated to providing the global community of oncology professionals and cancer patients and their families and friends direct access to the latest advances in cancer treatments and diagnostic procedures. The site, www.cancereducation.com, provides critical and highly credible information about more than 20 forms of cancer, primarily in an audio/video format that is interactive, timely and convenient. CancerEducation.com is positioning itself as the leading provider of cancer-related health and medical information with a particular expertise in multi-media video content. Additional resources found within CancerEducation.com include Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary A medical dictionary is a lexicon for words used in medicine. The three major English language medical dictionaries are Stedman's, Taber's, and Dorland's medical dictionaries. , a daily news feed from Reuters Health Information, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters Group PLC (Nasdaq:RTRSY), and a bookstore powered by Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ). About MedClips.com Network, Inc. MedClips.com Network, Inc. is an Internet healthcare information provider, specializing in providing proprietary audio and video content on-line. MedClips.com Network, Inc. uses the latest Internet technologies, including RealVideo(R), by RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK RNWK Real Networks (stock symbol) ) and flash animation by Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq:MACR MACR Macromedia (stock symbol) MACR Missing Air Crew Report MACR Major Accident Control Regulations (UK) MACR Monthly Arrest and Citation Register MACR Modified And Combinable REMIC ) to deliver its unique and proprietary MedClipsTM programs. All of the content contained within CancerEducation.com, the Company's initial Web site, resides on Microsoft NT(R) operating system, a product of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), which is capable of scaling up to as many load balanced servers as are needed to handle any traffic load. MedClips.com plans to follow this effort with other information and educational services on-line. |
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