https://www.myeloma.org/videos/myeloma-patient-diane-hunter-shares-her-story-raise-awareness-multiple-myeloma
Diane Hunter Shares Her #MYelomaSTORY to Raise Multiple Myeloma Awareness . Multiple Myeloma is the second most common blood cancer and the most common among African Americans. Diane Hunter shares her story to raise awareness of multiple myeloma during March, Myeloma ACTION Month. Will you help raise awareness of the lesser-known blood cancer?

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Multiple Myeloma is the second most common blood cancer, and the most common among African Americans. Diane Hunter shares her story to raise awareness of mul

https://abc7ny.com/multiple-myeloma-cancer-diagnosis-health/14584171/
NEW YORK (WABC) -- One couple is speaking out about their personal journey with cancer to help raise awareness this Myeloma Action Month. More than 36,000 Americans get this type of blood cancer

https://hollingscancercenter.musc.edu/news/archive/2022/03/15/survivor-on-a-mission-to-raise-awareness-about-multiple-myeloma-and-address-health-disparities
If you don't know the signs and symptoms of multiple myeloma, you're a part of Tiffany Williams' mission in life.And Williams is a force to be reckoned with. In 2013, Tiffany Williams led an exciting, busy life. She loved her work as both a pediatric nurse practitioner and an assistant professor in the Medical University of South Carolina's College of Nursing.

https://www.aacr.org/patients-caregivers/awareness-months/multiple-myeloma-awareness-month/
Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that begins in plasma cells. These are white blood cell that are important to a healthy immune system. Over time, myeloma cells collect in the bone marrow, forming tumors in many of the body's bones. These tumors may keep the bone marrow from making enough healthy blood cells and may weaken the bones.

https://www.webmd.com/cancer/multiple-myeloma/features/multiple-myeloma-personal-stories
Multiple myeloma affects plasma cells, infection-fighting white blood cells that are a key part of your body's defenses, or immune system. The cancer starts in your bone marrow, the soft, spongy

https://www.myeloma.org/videos/6-year-myeloma-survivor-diane-hunter-shares-her-experience-being-diagnosed-myeloma
Diane shared her struggle of not being diagnosed early with her primary care doctor, who was dismissive of her concerns. Supported by: Bristol Myers Squibb and the Binding Site. 6-Year myeloma survivor, Diane Hunter shares her experience of being diagnosed with multiple myeloma in January 2017 while hospitalized after an emergency.

https://healthcare.utah.edu/huntsmancancerinstitute/news/2024/03/ask-expert-multiple-myeloma
Ask An Expert: Multiple Myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer with many treatment options, though it currently has no cure. We asked our experts at Huntsman Cancer Institute to weigh in on frequently asked questions about multiple myeloma, including how the disease works and how treatment looks. Mary Steinbach, DNP, APRN, shares her

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/multiple-myeloma-awareness-month-raising-awareness-sharing-stories-with-myelomaactionmonth
IMF encourages those who want to participate to use #MyelomaActionMonth when sharing personal stories or experiences of those who were affected by the disease. The organization also encourages those to act through the worldwide social awareness initiative which centers on what multiple myeloma means to different people on an individual level. 1.

https://www.patientpower.info/multiple-myeloma
What is multiple myeloma and what are the current treatments for myeloma? Can I join a myeloma clinical trial? Patient Power offers the latest multiple myeloma treatment and research news. From ongoing myeloma webinars, interviews with cancer experts and latest patient stories, stay up-to-date on what you need to know if you are living with

https://www.bayhealth.org/community-wellness/blog/2019/march/raising-awareness-for-multiple-myeloma
Educating patients and the community about the risk factors, signs and symptoms, and methods for diagnosing multiple myeloma is one of the best ways to help raise awareness. Dr. Sawhney says people who are over age 60, are male, or are African American are at increased risk for multiple myeloma.

https://lmruk.org/2024/03/07/myeloma-patients-share-their-stories-to-help-others/
Five Myeloma patients have shared their symptoms and diagnosis to help others affected by blood cancer to mark Myeloma Awareness Month this March. In an initiative led by Leukaemia and Myeloma Research UK (LMRUK), we've partnered with members of the West Lancs & Merseyside Myeloma Support Group to share their stories. The campaign highlights real-life […]

https://blackdoctor.org/my-multiple-myeloma-story-i-was-misdiagnosed-three-times/
The Patient Navigation Center is a space for multiple myeloma patients to connect with patient navigators (who are professionals specializing in oncology) for guidance, information, and support. You can connect with a patient navigator via phone (1-888-841-MMRF (6673)), email (Patientnavigator@themmrf.org) or the online web form.

https://medium.com/beingwell/unveiling-the-hidden-enemy-myeloma-awareness-month-ignites-a-global-call-to-action-6b23b930ef5c
Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that messes with the body's defense system. The disease leads to the creation of too many plasma cells , which normally help fight infections.

https://www.patientpower.info/multiple-myeloma/multiple-myeloma-patient-story-finding-hope-after-diagnosis
In 2015, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells in the bone marrow. Healthy cells are crowded out by the cancerous ones, and often this leads to bone lesions and breaks. In my case, I was chock-full. Shortly after I was first diagnosed, I learned I had lesions throughout my bones that would

https://www.myeloma.org/videos/daratumumab-dara-combination-carfilzomib-lenalidomide-dexamethasone-krd-patients-pts-newly
Dr. Andrezj J. Jakubowiak is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Myeloma Program at the University of Chicago. His areas of focus include the development of new drugs for the treatment of multiple myeloma. He is the lead investigator on many multi-site clinical trials. He has been published in a number of medical journals, including the

https://www.myeloma.org/news-events/multiple-myeloma-news/international-myeloma-foundation-launches-march-myeloma-action-month
International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) Launches #MyelomaActionMonth for 2024 March Myeloma Action Month Partnering with GMAN, Global Campaign Focuses on Raising Awareness and Taking Action for Myeloma to Bring Hope to Patients and Care Partners STUDIO CITY, CA, February 27, 2024— Myeloma Action Month is held every year for the whole month of March to encourage individuals and groups to take

https://www.patientpower.info/multiple-myeloma/patient-stories/the-man-in-the-arena-multiple-myeloma-survivorship-story
Couple Shares Their 29-Year Survivorship Story. Twenty-nine years ago in 1992, James "Jim" Bond was given three years to live and a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Jim and his wife Kathleen share their survivorship story in this short interview. The couple recently published a book about their experience navigating life with multiple myeloma

https://www.myeloma.org/videos/23-year-myeloma-survivor-his-care-partner-raise-awareness-share-their-myeloma-story
23-Year Myeloma Survivor and His Care Partner Share Their #MYelomaSTORY . 23-year multiple myeloma patient Michael Tuohy and his care partner Robin Tuohy share their #MYelomaSTORY to help raise awareness of multiple myeloma during March Myeloma ACTION Month. Will you take action for the myeloma community and help raise awareness of the less

https://healthtree.org/myeloma/community/articles/myeloma-gisely-fundraising
Posted: Apr 24, 2024. Patient Stories. Gisely, a wife, mother, and multiple myeloma patient, aims to raise $5,000 for her birthday this year to help support HealthTree Foundation programs to move closer to a cure for all. Gisely is sharing her story with us today so everyone can see how Healthtree's education programs helped her and how they

https://www.myeloma.org/videos/myeloma-action-month-special-qa-dr-joseph-mikhael
Is there treatment available for rare types of multiple myeloma, such as non-secretory myeloma? ... Myeloma Patient Diane Hunter Shares Her Story To Raise Awareness of Multiple Myeloma. Next Post . This Myeloma Action Month: The Global Multiple Myeloma Community Came Together to Raise Awareness. Give Where Most Needed. $25. $50. $100. $150

https://www.myeloma.org/videos/monoclonal-antibody-talvey-talquetamab
It is a new first in class monoclonal antibody, which is a therapy for heavily pretreated multiple myeloma, and it was approved by the FDA on August 9th, 2023. Talquetamab, TALVEY, is unique and it's a targeting of a new receptor on the surface of myeloma called GPRC5G, G protein coupled receptor with a type called class five and member D

https://www.patientpower.info/multiple-myeloma/series/our-multiple-myeloma-maddie-hunter
From ongoing myeloma webinars, interviews with cancer experts and latest patient stories, stay up-to-date on what you need to know if you are living with myeloma. This three-part series follows Maddie Hunter, a 20-year multiple myeloma survivor, as she shares her story and offers advice to fellow patients.