Myeloma Mom: How Do You Tell The Kids?
My daughter, who is eight years old, saw a commercial for a cancer hospital the other day. She’s seen these types of commercials before, but this time, something clicked in her brain. “I don’t want to...
View ArticleMultiple Myeloma And Pregnancy
Each year, more and more multiple myeloma patients must consider an issue which, in years past, was not even viewed as relevant to people with myeloma. That issue is pregnancy. It is true that the...
View ArticleWhole-Body MRI Helps Identify MGUS Patients At Risk For Progression To...
Findings from a German retrospective study indicate that whole-body magnetic resonance imaging can help identify patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance who are at increased...
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Survival Of Multiple Myeloma Patients Significantly Increases Over Last Decade
Findings from a recent retrospective study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic show that overall survival for multiple myeloma patients treated at that cancer center has improved significantly...
View ArticleDinaciclib Combination To Be Tested In Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial
Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute recently initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial that will test whether dinaciclib in combination with Velcade and dexamethasone is safe and...
View ArticleSean’s Burgundy Thread: Dear Multiple Myeloma
Dear Multiple Myeloma: Do you remember me? I am the poor sap that you decided to terrorize during Thanksgiving week of 2008. Although it was five years ago, I well remember the cool and crisp weather...
View ArticleChromosomal Abnormalities And Tumor Load Linked To More Rapid Progression In...
German researchers recently reported that certain chromosomal abnormalities in patients’ myeloma cells are associated with more rapid progression from smoldering myeloma to active, or...
View ArticlePat’s Place: Don’t Give Up On Seeking Help To Improve Your Quality Of Life!
“You gotta fight – for your right – to party!” Remember that popular 1986 song by the Beastie Boys? I was never a “rocker,” but I couldn’t get the song out of my head yesterday morning while I was...
View ArticleMultiple Myeloma Abstracts From The 2013 American Society Of Hematology...
The 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) will take place December 7 through 10 in New Orleans. Abstracts for the more than 500 myeloma-related presentations that will be...
View ArticleArnie’s Rebounding World: The Bucket List
When I was in my thirties and early forties, before I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, I had a group of friends with whom I would take annual “guy” trips. These trips usually involved traveling to...
View ArticleNorthern Lights: Keeping On An Even Keel
When I was a young girl, I learned how to sail a small sailboat with just a mainsail and a jib during summer classes on the water reservoir in Calgary. Later on I sailed near our home on the coast of...
View ArticleASH 2013 Preview: The Newest Multiple Myeloma Treatments On The Horizon
At this year’s American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting, which will be held in early December, more than 100 oral presentations and about 400 poster presentations will summarize research focused...
View ArticleASH 2013 Preview: Treatments In Early-Phase Clinical Development For Multiple...
This article is the second in The Beacon’s ‘preview’ series about myeloma research that will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in early December. Abstracts for...
View ArticleLetters From Cancerland: Groups
I don’t do book clubs. Don’t get me wrong. I like the idea of book clubs. But I am a terrible member. The last book club I belonged to was made up of five to six women whom I knew, all bright,...
View ArticleASH 2013 Preview: Treatments In Mid- To Late-Stage Clinical Development For...
The Beacon continues today with its ‘ASH preview’ series about myeloma research that will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in early December. Abstracts for the...
View ArticleReaper, Stay Away From My Door
When we are diagnosed with multiple myeloma, we find that we have to confront our own mortality. Since it’s something we all face, I thought I’d share some thoughts on the topic. Some may find this a...
View ArticleASH 2013 Preview: Novel Immunotherapies Under Development For The Treatment...
As The Beacon continues its ‘ASH Preview’ series about myeloma research that will be presented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in early December, this article focuses on novel...
View ArticleExtended Post-Transplant Treatment With Revlimid, Velcade, And Dexamethasone...
A new retrospective study by Emory University researchers may stir debate about the best way to treat high-risk myeloma patients. The researchers investigated treating high-risk myeloma patients for...
View ArticleMyeloma Mom: Stem Cells On Ice
For me, November will always remind me of harvest time – my stem cell harvest time. Six years ago this month, my family and I spent three weeks at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, so I could...
View ArticleManhattan Tales: Historical Reminiscence
I am writing this column on Friday, November 22, as I try to distract myself from a bunch of medical procedures scheduled for the Tuesday before Thanksgiving: a bone marrow biopsy (ouch!), a skeletal...
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