News video featuring Suzan McNamara and Cheryl-Anne Simoneau

April 20, 2005

Hello All,

I am uploading a new file in the file section that can play on Microsoft

Windows media players. The file is a news clip that aired recently in

Montreal on an update about Suzan McNamara.

As most of you know, I had put together the FACT (Future Approaches to

Cancer Treatment) here in Montreal which was co-chaired by the two top

universities in Montreal, McGill and Universite de Montreal. The conference

generated a good deal of media attention for many reasons. However, I did

get a chance to tell one of the reporters that the REAL story was not about

me a cancer patient organizing this unique type of conference, but more

about the wonderful person we all know as Suzan McNamara who lead the

petition to expand the clinical drug trials for Gleevec back in the fall of

1999. With out which, I doubted I would have survived long enough and in

such good health to organize this cancer conference. So, they asked if they

could do an update with Suzan and Suzan was happy to agree.

Suzan plays a very vital role in helping the CML community here in Montreal

and we are in regular contact. She is very busy now with her work on her

PhD, but I keep her up to date on all the latest going on's.

I should also tell you that Suzan recently went on a trip to New York City

to shoot a commercial for Novartis on Gleevec. It should air during a " Meet

the Press " program in the Washington D.C. area.

Enjoy the video - and stay tuned for more news!

Cheers,

Cheryl-Anne

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