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Category Archives for Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma-Induced Spine Fractures
Multiple Myeloma-Induced Spine Fractures. How serious are they? What are my therapy options? Can I avoid chemotherapy and/or radiation? Dear David, “A recent fall and broken back (9 fractures)
Continue readingEvidence-Based, Non-Conventional Multiple Myeloma Therapies: What Patients Should Know
Evidence-Based, Non-Conventional Multiple Myeloma Therapies: What Patients Should Know. What if a multiple myeloma therapy has scientific evidence behind it—but isn’t FDA-approved to treat myeloma? That
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Side Effects: What Patients Need to Know
Multiple Myeloma Side Effects: What Patients Need to Know. Take a comprehensive look at those common side effects caused by MM itself as well as MM treatments. A multiple myeloma diagnosis usually
Continue readingBone Health in Multiple Myeloma: What Patients Need to Know
Bone Health in Multiple Myeloma: What Patients Need to Know. Multiple myeloma can be as much a disease of the bones as it is a disease of the blood. Bone lesions, osteoporosis, fractures, spinal compression
Continue readingM-Spike in Multiple Myeloma: What Does Your Monoclonal Protein Level Mean?
M-Spike in Multiple Myeloma: What Does Your Monoclonal Protein Level Mean? If you have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), or smoldering multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis: 25 Essential PeopleBeatingCancer Posts for Patients, Survivors and Caregivers
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis: 25 Essential PeopleBeatingCancer Articles for Patients, Survivors and Caregivers Multiple myeloma is a complicated blood cancer. A diagnosis can leave patients and families
Continue readingEnd-Stage Multiple Myeloma: What an “End-Stage” Diagnosis Really Means
What does an end-stage multiple myeloma diagnosis mean? An “end-stage” multiple myeloma diagnosis generally means that the disease has become advanced, difficult to control, or resistant to available
Continue readingDara-KRd for Multiple Myeloma: Side Effects, Integrative Therapies, and Recovery
Dara-KRd for Multiple Myeloma: Side Effects, Integrative Therapies, and Recovery. Learn how the Dara-KRd regimen treats multiple myeloma, its common and long-term side effects, and the evidence behind
Continue readingCan Your Gut Microbiome Improve Multiple Myeloma Induction Therapy?
Can Your Gut Microbiome Improve Multiple Myeloma Induction Therapy? Research suggests the gut microbiome may influence immune function, treatment response, and recovery during multiple myeloma induction
Continue reading3 Reasons Why Oncology Can’t Cure Multiple Myeloma
Three Reasons Why Oncology Can’t Cure Multiple Myeloma. Having struggled with multiple myeloma since my diagnosis in 1994, I have developed some strong beliefs on one of the most frequently asked questions
Continue readingTime Burden of Multiple Myeloma
The Time Burden of Multiple Myeloma: What Patients and Survivors Should Expect. Multiple myeloma treatment can require months to years of therapy, monitoring, and recovery. Learn the real-time burden of
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma – Need to Know
Multiple Myeloma – Need to Know. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells — a type of white blood cell that normally helps the body fight infection. In myeloma, abnormal plasma cells accumulate
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