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Continue readingwe cancer patients just don’t know much about untested “miracle cure” therapies. Also, I’m suspect of anything that is called a “miracle cure.” I’m cynical that
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Continue readingcaregivers are heavy technology users and are much more likely than other adults to take part in a wide range of health-related activities. PeopleBeatingCancer supports newly diagnosed myeloma patients,
Continue reading“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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Continue readingThere is no person more vulnerable than a newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patient. If you’ve enrolled in a clinical trial, you’ve got to wonder if you were pressured by your oncologist
Continue reading(seniors) were also consistently underrepresented in trials of new treatments for lymphoma, CLL, and multiple myeloma compared with the incidence of each of these cancers in that age group Seniors face
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