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Save the date: Dine Out for Lupus - May 14, 2013.
Simply dine out at a participating restaurant (more information coming soon), and your restaurant will donate part of the proceeds to LFNC and lupus research.
Click here to see our full calendar of events and add them to your own calendar here!
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35 Years. $35,000. The Fund Campaign to Beat Lupus.
Since the day we opened our doors 35 years ago, it has truly been a privilege to be a witness not just to the trials that lupus patients face but their triumphs, too. Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives.
We are now asking you to reach out and give to the LFNC so that we can make a greater difference. Our goal is to raise $35,000 through this annual fund campaign, and this campaign helps provide services and education to lupus patients, expand our community outreach, and renew our commitment to advocacy and research. Every dollar counts. No gift is too small. Please give today!
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It's Time to Register for The 5K!
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It's that time of the year again. Registration for northern California's largest lupus awareness event is now open! Our 19th Annual 5K Run & Walk for Lupus, to be held on Sunday, June 9, 2013 promises to be another fun filled summer day with on-site entertainment and friends, family and community supporters cheering on our participants, and we are striving to get more of the community involved than ever before.
Register to run or walk yourself, organize a team, raise money, and most of all, have fun! We have a brand new - and we think easier system for you to register online and get started. If you prefer to register offline, however, we are also glad to process your registration via mail, phone or fax. Please click here for more detail and register today!
As with previous years, this Run & Walk will be held on the campus of the West Valley College in Saratoga. Every participant will get a free T-shirt. There will be prizes for top finishers in different categories for runners, for the largest teams and the biggest fundraising teams and individuals. Most of all, every penny in net proceeds from our 5K will go directly to providing services for lupus patients.
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Research: No Significant Cancer Risk from Lupus Drugs
 A fear of developing cancer from lupus drugs - largely immunosuppressives - has pervaded the lupus community for a great deal of time. But a new study, partly funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that not only is there no such significant risk, but also that there is no clear correlation between the two.
According to Dr. Ann E. Clarke, director of the MUHC lupus clinic and study co-lead, the fear of developing cancer among Lupus patients has been so great that some were reluctant to take their medication and others stopped altogether. The international study involved 75 lupus patients with lymphoma from different centres around the world and nearly 5,000 cancer-free lupus patients as a control.
Researchers studied most of the drugs commonly used to treat SLE including cyclophosphamide, a drug reserved for severe lupus cases and other chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
The results showed that the risk for lymphoma in lupus patients exposed to cyclophosphamide was less than 0.1% per year. In addition, no clear association was observed between lupus disease activity and lymphoma risk.
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Mercedes-Benz Drawing
Our charity car drawing is a great way to help out the Lupus Foundation and support our work in patient services, education and research. Support us by buying tickets right away!
Ticket prices are changing a bit this year: you will be able to buy each ticket for $75, three (3) tickets for $200 and five (5) for $300.
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