Patients share their unexpected journeys with multiple myeloma, revealing challenges and resilience in the face of a cancer ...
Oya Gilbert, a 55-year-old who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2017, encourages newly diagnosed patients, especially ...
"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...
Most patients present with asymptomatic, early disease but are found to have abnormal blood and/or urine tests that lead to the diagnosis. In asymptomatic patients, laboratory findings, including ...
MM often goes undetected until its later stages because it presents with non-specific symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, bone pain, and recurrent infections. 2,3 However, better awareness, ...
To be accepted into a clinical trial, all potential participants must meet the "eligibility criteria" by having similar ...
While it’s not as well-known as, say, leukemia or melanoma, multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in adults, according to the Cancer Research Institute. “Multiple myeloma is a cancer ...
Patient-centered care in MM involves aligning treatment with evolving quality-of-life priorities, especially during remission.
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa have been married since 1991. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images) “This affects my immune system, so I have to be ...
The news that Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, has multiple myeloma is bringing attention to the rare blood cancer. In the new documentary “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E ...
Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa at the Golden Globe Awards in January. (Christopher Polk/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images) Patti Scialfa, a longtime member of the E Street Band and wife of ...