Caring for someone with a rare cancer involves unique challenges
Last year, while I was attending a fundraiser for…
Myeloma
Myeloma overview
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.
Read moreMyeloma treatment
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.
Read moreLatest news
New gene therapy for multiple myeloma enters clinical trial
The first patient has been dosed in a Phase…
Navigating conflicting medical advice when doctors don’t agree
Dr. A is insisting that we should start treating…
I wasn’t prepared for all the admin work involved in caregiving
When you become a caregiver, nobody warns you that…
Sanofi multiple myeloma treatment gets FDA orphan drug status
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted…
The isolation and frustration that can come with a rare cancer
During my mom’s last support group meeting, the facilitator…
