How we’re adapting and finding hope in life with myeloma
When my mum, Esther, was diagnosed with myeloma in January 2021, our world split in two. There was the life we thought we were…
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.
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Questions to ask a caregiver — and which ones to avoid
I recently went to the supermarket to pick up some groceries. While I was shopping for avocados, an acquaintance approached me. “How is your mother?”…
Survival time for myeloma patients nearly doubled since 2005
Over a 15-year period, the median survival time for people with myeloma has nearly doubled, increasing from 2.4 years for those diagnosed in 2005…
From Mum’s myeloma diagnosis to our shared mission of advocacy
It started like any ordinary ache — something my mum, Esther, was all too familiar with. She often woke up with a crick in her…
Caring for my mother taught me to recognize my privilege
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…
FDA approves 2 biosimilar drugs for cancer-related bone problems
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…
