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It started like any ordinary ache — something my mum, Esther, was all too familiar with. She often woke up with a crick in her…
Myeloma
Myeloma is a rare blood cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies that help fight off infectious pathogens and other threats.
While myeloma treatment can drive the disease into remission, sometimes for long periods of time, the cancer will often come back after a few months or years, and additional treatments will be needed.
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The first time I saw a patient all by himself in the infusion room, I didn’t notice him. No, that’s not what happened. On that…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new biosimilar drugs — versions of brand-name therapies that have no clinically meaningful differences compared…
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At my last school reunion, someone asked me, “What do you do?” “I am a writer and a columnist,” I said. At the coffee…
This September, during Blood Cancer Awareness Month, major organizations are launching new campaigns to increase awareness and support for the three main types of…
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Last year, while I was attending a fundraiser for breast cancer, I watched several hundred people adorned in pink shirts cheering with joy and excitement…
