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Multiple Myeloma Survival- Financial Assistance-

“Because bills and debt can add up quickly, people may want to seek financial assistance soon after being diagnosed with cancer.” Every aspect of the costs of multiple myeloma survival and

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Relapsed Multiple Myeloma- CR from Velcade w/ CBD

“These results showed that CBD by itself or in synergy with BORT strongly inhibited growth, arrested cell cycle progression and induced MM cells death by regulating…” Hello David- I write

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Multiple Myeloma Therapy- I.D. GvHD- Allo Stem Cell Transplantation

A single plasma biomarker predicted treatment resistance and death from graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation  In theory, the only curative multiple myeloma therapy

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Myeloma Genetics, Epigentics- Turn on, turn off…

“Many small molecules targeting regulators of epigenetic machinery have been developed and clinical trials are underway for some of these in MM.” The first study linked and excerpted below

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Multiple Myeloma Prognosis- Cytogenetic Prognostic Index

“The cytogenetic PI improves the classification of newly diagnosed patients with MM in the high-risk group compared with current classifications.” A multiple myeloma prognosis of a newly diagnosed

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Multiple Myeloma- Ellagic Acid

The use of juice, peel and oil have also been shown to possess anticancer activities, including interference with tumor cell proliferation, cell cycle, invasion and angiogenesis. Multiple myeloma (MM)

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Multiple Myeloma Treatment- Similarities to Alzheimer’s are Astounding

Researchers are also more aware that Alzheimer’s complexities suggest that the way forward will involve multi-pronged interventions, not a silver bullet. The similarities between the world of multiple

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From IBD to Myeloma- Five Truisms of Incurable Disease

As incurable diseases go, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Multiple Myeloma (MM) could not be more different. IBD is localized to the lining of the intestinal tract and MM is a systemic blood cancer.

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All you need to learn about CBD sunscreen

In order to understand the physics and chemistry of CBD sunscreen, you need to first learn about CBD topicals and how they interact with your skin Even though many are inspired by the simple thought of

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Continuous Treatment aka Metronomic Therapy for New Myeloma?

Continuous treatment (CT) is a key strategy for MM treatment, since it improves duration of remission. Could continuous treatment of multiple myeloma challenge the two problems faced by all MMers? All

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Myeloma Prognosis- Cytogenetics, Molecular Subtypes Explained

Multiple Myeloma survival (and prognosis) varies depending upon a host of factors: the stage of disease, biology including cytogenetic abnormalities and response to therapy. When it comes to a diagnosis

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Myeloma Stem Cell Transplant- Maximize Stem Cell Harvest-

“The yield was better with chemotherapy, but 4 million stem cells per kg is sufficient for two transplants, so the higher yield may not be clinically meaningful.” It is called a “myeloma stem

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