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Saved by an experimental treatment, Boca Raton
woman works for a cure for multiple myeloma

Lori Alf was the first volunteer for a clinical trial using immunotherapy

to fight a blood cancer called multiple myeloma.

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By Lo

Dawn Toimil started a multiple myeloma support group.

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By Linda Haase

    When Dawn Toimil’s doctor sent her for pre-op clearance for foot surgery, she figured it was a routine test. Instead, he discovered an abnormality