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Legal Aspects of Navigating through Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
A cancer diagnosis is overwhelming and accompanied with high degrees of stress and confusion related to survival, current & future treatments, and managing finance related to those treatments. Moreover, there is heightened anxiety about continuing employment, accessing healthcare, government benefits…
Understanding iSTOPMM: Iceland Screens, Treats, or Prevents Multiple Myeloma with Dr. Sigurour Yngvi Kristinsson
iStopMM initiative may be one of most important events in modern day myeloma care. As part of the iStopMM study, 140,000 Icelanders over the age of 40 will have their blood samples tested for the precursor to multiple myeloma, or…
High Risk Myeloma Treatment Options
Myeloma is classified as high-risk based on presence of cytogenetic abnormalities and poor treatment outcomes. Despite many new drugs and drug combinations being approved, long term benefits for high risk multiple myeloma patients is less clear. We continue our discussion…
The Promise of Prevention. Multiple Myeloma and The Promise Study
Nearly all patients with multiple myeloma first develop one of its precursor conditions. People with these conditions do not have any symptoms, and they are told to watch and wait to see if they develop multiple myeloma. Currently, there are…
Gun Violence and its Impact on Healthcare
While the pandemic took a disproportionate toll on American life last year, there was another devastating, enduring public health crisis that only got worse, gun violence. In the United States, there are over 100 gun deaths each day and about…