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What is the Life Expectancy of a Person w/ Multiple Myeloma?

How long will someone live with Multiple Myeloma. Or, to put it another way, what is the life expectancy of a person with multiple myeloma? Hi David- My Dad has lived with Multiple Myeloma  for the past

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What Kind of Pain Does Multiple Myeloma Cause?

What Kind of Pain Does Multiple Myeloma Cause? From bone pain, nerve pain as MM symptoms to the side effects of nausea, fatigue and misery that chemotherapy causes… Hi David-  I was diagnosed one

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Relapsed, Refractory Myeloma- Therapy Options

“At the time of interim data presentation, there was no difference in overall survival between the two arms…” Relapsed, Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RR MM) is difficult. Difficult to

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Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma- Patients

“A study consisting of interviews and focus groups among patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma brought attention to what patients value about their treatment.” Wow. Oncology has

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What Foods Help Multiple Myeloma?

“Potent antiangiogenic molecules have now been identified in dietary sources, suggesting that a rationally designed antiangiogenic diet could provide a safe, widely available, and novel strategy

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SMM Now Frank Multiple Myeloma- Induction, ASCT, Prevent Relapse?

“How can you treat your anemia? Like all therapies there are conventional (EPO or a blood transfusion) or non-conventional therapies such as nutrition and supplementation.” HI David- I was

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Multiple Myeloma Survivor- Relapse w/ Kidney Involvement-

“Integrative medicine is a combination of medical treatments for cancer and complementary therapies to cope with the symptoms and side effects. Hi David, I find your article so refreshing! My mom

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Twin Sister Dx’ed With Multiple Myeloma- Syngeneic Transplant?

“Syngeneic transplants are allogeneic transplants that come from an identical twin. If you’re lucky enough to have one, this may be your best option because the transplanted cells will be the best

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SMM is now Multiple Myeloma- Fatigue, Fear, Depression, Help!

Although not in a true remission, I have been successful in coexisting with myeloma for almost 12 years now…” Hi David- I was diagnosed with smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) two years ago. It

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Early Stage Myeloma IgA Kappa Diagnosis- Therapy Plan?

“…those therapies that research has shown can treat your early stage multiple myeloma in combination with low-dose conventional therapies.” Hi David- I was diagnosed with early stage

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How to Help Your Family Deal with a Cancer Diagnosis

When battling with cancer, dedicated support, love and care are very much needed. In regard to loved ones, a cancer diagnosis can be extremely difficult for everyone involved and change more lives than

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Diagnostic Testing Explained – Multiple Myeloma –

Despite the known limitations…conventional radiography (X-rays) still represents the reference standard for diagnostic testing due to its wide availability and low costs. Diagnostic testing is the

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