You’ve been diagnosed with a blood cancer called Multiple Myeloma. Aren’t We All Wondering if Multiple Myeloma is Curable? The first thing we need to do is agree on a definition of the word
Continue readingEnd Stage Multiple Myeloma only means that you have exhausted your conventional therapy options…consider non-conventional therapies My story is pretty typical of multiple myeloma patients. I was
Continue readingAlthough palliative care is not a “curative” treatment for the disease, it can be delivered alongside forms of treatment with curative intent in order to improve QOL.. I’m here today
Continue readingThe outcome of interest (for CAR-T Cell patients) included cardiovascular (CV-heart failure) events defined as a combination of arrhythmia, heart failure exacerbation, cardiogenic shock, and CV death. CAR-T
Continue readingSperm cryopreservation via semen collection by masturbation remains a standard of care for fertility preservation among men with cancer (MM) or other diseases requiring gonadotoxic treatment. Most everything
Continue readingI have survived an “incurable” cancer called multiple myeloma since early 1994. I research all things MM to provide cancer coaching to patients and caregivers through PeopleBeatingCancer- We’ve
Continue reading"Scalp cooling is a 'viable and effective method' for preventing hair loss during cancer treatments and does not appear to pose a risk for scalp metastases, concluded a US overview of 83
Continue readingUnless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed it: CBD is everywhere these days, and with good reason, as millions of users and some scientific evidence have found that the oil may
Continue readingThe first and only test authorized by the FDA to detect and monitor minimal residual disease (MRD) in multiple myeloma (MM)…has received coverage for Medicare patients. I am a multiple myeloma survivor
Continue readingA nice paper… showed quite clearly that pomalidomide can be combined with daratumumab in this setting of first or third or subsequent relapse (multiple myeloma) with very acceptable toxicity profiles Can
Continue reading“Our results suggest that the FDA may be approving many costly, toxic drugs that do not improve overall survival, (in multiple myeloma)” Knowledge is power for cancer patients. Especially for
Continue readingWhat does “the new normal” mean when you’ve achieved a multiple myeloma remission? What do you have to look forward to? You’ve been diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM). You’ve
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