Pat’s Place: Public Figures Who Have Inspired Me Since My Multiple Myeloma...
There are so many people who have inspired me since my diagnosis in April 2007. Some are public figures, and some work their magic in relative obscurity. All have played an important part in my...
View ArticleIMW 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update – Day Two
Yesterday was the second day of the International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) in Paris. The day was full of presentations from early morning through the evening, and the day concluded with a poster...
View ArticleBeacon BreakingNews – Updated Data On Revlimid Maintenance And Second Cancers...
In a session of the International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) today, multiple myeloma experts presented the latest data about the efficacy of Revlimid maintenance therapy and discussed the drug’s potential...
View ArticleIMW 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update – Day Three Part 1
Thursday was the third day of the International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) in Paris. There were presentations from early morning through the evening. Some of the highlights from the first part of Day 3 of...
View ArticleIMW 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update – Day Three Part 2
Last Thursday, the third day of the International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) in Paris, included numerous presentation sessions throughout the day. The key session during the second part of Day 3, which...
View ArticleSean’s Burgundy Thread: Myeloma And Mother’s Day
As this year’s Mother’s Day drew near, my thoughts turned toward the two ‘mothers’ whom have had a major influence on the way in which I have approached my battle with multiple myeloma – my mother,...
View ArticleIMW 2011 Multiple Myeloma Update – Day 4
Friday was the last day of the International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) in Paris. The agenda for the day was briefer than the previous days of the conference. Talks ran from the early morning through...
View ArticlePat’s Place: Extraordinary People Who Inspire Me Since My Myeloma Diagnosis
Last week I shared a few of the higher profile, public figures who have inspired me in my fight against multiple myeloma. This week I would like to concentrate on the extraordinary people who work...
View ArticleExperts Recommend Intravenous Bisphosphonates For Multiple Myeloma Bone...
A group of leading myeloma specialists recently collaborated to develop guidelines for the proper management of bone disease in multiple myeloma. The group recommended that patients with bone disease...
View ArticleBeacon NewsFlashes – May 16, 2011
University Of Arkansas Begins Phase 2 Study Of Natural Killer Cell Therapy For Multiple Myeloma – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are currently recruiting high-risk,...
View ArticleBirds In Spring: Navigating Myeloma Treatment And Its Side Effects
Most of us with myeloma have probably experienced those days when some drug side effect has ruined an otherwise perfectly good spring day, or summer afternoon. In the first year of my post-stem cell...
View ArticleVelcade-Doxil-Dexamethasone-Thalidomide Combination May Be Effective In...
Results of a recent Italian study show that a four-drug combination regimen of Velcade, Doxil, dexamethasone, and thalidomide may be more effective than two- or three-drug combinations for multiple...
View ArticlePat’s Place: For Me, “Watchful Waiting” Becomes “Hopeful Waiting”
I have written about the challenges and frustrations of “watchful waiting” here in the past. I believe this is one of the most challenging aspects of living with multiple myeloma—sometimes all we can...
View ArticleBeacon NewsFlashes – May 20, 2011
Myeloma Experts From The John Theurer Cancer Center To Field Questions At The Beacon Forums Next Week – During the week of May 23 through 27, multiple myeloma patients and caregivers will have the...
View ArticleThe 2011 International Myeloma Workshop – Key Themes and Learnings
Myeloma researchers and physicians gathered at the 2011 International Myeloma Workshop (IMW) earlier this month to discuss the current understanding of the biology and treatment of multiple myeloma....
View ArticleExperts Develop Guidelines For Treating Anemia In Multiple Myeloma Patients...
A group of leading myeloma specialists, known as the International Myeloma Working Group, recently collaborated to develop guidelines for the proper management of anemia with erythropoietin therapy in...
View ArticlePat’s Cracked Cup: Moving In The World
Who are you when you stop doing? Leaving the shelter of a healthy physical body for one threatened by multiple myeloma led me to stop doing. Then I found myself doing different things—medical...
View ArticleMyeloma Research To Be Presented At The American Society of Clinical...
The 47th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) will take place Friday, June 3, through Tuesday, June 7, in Chicago. More than 30,000 clinical specialists from all over the...
View ArticlePat’s Place: Following Multiple Myeloma Research Can Be Frustrating, Yet...
Many multiple myeloma patients and caregivers live in a new, Internet-centered world. As recently as five or six years ago, someone with multiple myeloma would have heard about a new anti-myeloma...
View ArticleCertain Chromosomal Abnormalities May Negatively Affect Prognosis In Relapsed...
Results of a recent German study show that the chromosomal abnormalities del(17p13) and +1q21 may reduce overall survival in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients receiving...
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