Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded the 2020 SU2C Sharp Tank Award to Catherine Marinac, PhD, to support her research examining how interventions in patients with precursor multiple myeloma can be tailored to certain populations, especially those that are underserved. Marinac, a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…
The navigation platform HealthTree has added a feature that enables people with myeloma to communicate with other patients on specific disease topics. Called Myeloma Crowd Community Forums, the feature organizes forums by topics that can be easily found. Patients may toggle among posts, pose questions, and have chats with other…
Throughout September for Blood Cancer Awareness Month, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is asking the public to join its commitment to research, education, advocacy, and patient support. Blood cancers, including multiple myeloma, are diagnosed every three minutes in the U.S. Those who live with these conditions must…
The online portal HealthTree has opened a free and online patient resource connecting multiple myeloma experts from around the world with patients to help them better understand their disease, so doctor visits can be better spent on personalized care. More than 120 myeloma specialists are expected to participate in …
Over some four weeks, 1,066 people with multiple myeloma took part in a survey sponsored by HealthTree to better understand how COVID-19 is affecting life for those with this blood cancer. The survey, announced on April 16, aims to provide patients and physicians with information that will help guide future…
With an emphasis on the ability of patients and caregivers to adapt to challenges, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is seeking to raise awareness of blood cancer during Myeloma Action Month (MAM). This theme of this year’s campaign, observed each March, is resilience. “The IMF sees that those…
Takeda and Snow Companies won one of the top prizes in PM360’s annual Pharma Choice Awards for an app aimed at promoting understanding of what life with multiple myeloma is like. PM360, a health marketing industry trade magazine, gives the awards each year for the best…
In partnership with Medscape Oncology, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) is offering a professional education series on continuous treatment in multiple myeloma, the foundation announced in a press release. Called “Everything You Need to Know About Continuous Treatment in Multiple Myeloma,” the…
With the goal of encouraging the multiple myeloma community while raising money to advance treatments, Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma (MM4MM) is gearing up for its next expedition — Patagonia. The Nov. 9–19 excursion will take participants across the picturesque, but often-rugged, terrain of the region at the southern end of…
The Myeloma Crowd is inviting multiple myeloma patients with psoriasis to join a new study to uncover possible correlations between the two disorders. Study participation is through Myeloma Crowd’s HealthTree platform, where more than 4,500 myeloma patients are currently registered. Launched last fall, the free…
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