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Diagnosis and Management of Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare type of cancer that begins in the white blood cells.The abnormal white blood cells produce a protein that accumulates in the blood, impairs circulation and causes complications. It continues to be a clinical challenge…
Patient Advocates: Their Role and Benefits in Clinical Trial Groups
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month and we are talking to patient advocates to get a better insight into their roles in major clinical groups. Mike Scott is talking to Tony Crispino, patient advocate to the Genitourinary Cancer Section of…
Myeloma – ASCO 2014 Updates with Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Shaji Kumar
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) met in Chicago this year. Dr. Shaji Kumar of Mayo Clinic walks us through the exciting myeloma research that was shared at the meeting of the worlds largest gathering of oncologist, researchers and…
Diet and Myeloma
What not to do if you are a myeloma patient, what not to eat, what supplements not to use? Ever since Dr. Durie, the head of the IMF, came out and conceded or made a pronouncement that myeloma and diet…
Living well with Prostate Cancer – Part 2
We continue our discussion with Dr. Paul Schellhammer on prostate cancer and life thereafter. The prostate cancer panel led by Mike Scott will address how patients/advocates/caregivers can help the medical community develop new data that will provide better information on…