Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
According to a report from Healio, a recent study evaluated the impact of diabetes on people living with multiple myeloma, a rare form of hematological cancer. The study indicated that…
Orphan Drug designation is granted to therapies that are designed to treat, diagnose, or prevent rare diseases or conditions. In the United States, a rare condition is one affecting fewer…
Have you ever heard of the Orphan Drug Act? This Act helped stimulate and advance the development of, and research into, therapeutics for individuals living with rare or underserved conditions. In…
Each year, March 1 marks the start of Myeloma Action Month; during this month, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) encourages people to get involved, share stories, raise awareness and…
Seven years ago, Dennis Smith started having extreme back pain. Dennis, 48 at the time, was extremely active. He loved playing football, going to the gym, and riding his bike.…
After forty years of research to counter or cure acute myeloid leukemia and other blood cancers, a few years ago the medical community exploded with eight new cancer drugs.…
In the face of COVID-19, considerations and procedures regarding the use of radiation for blood cancer patients may need to be modified. When the risk of severe infections from COVID-19…
PROMISE is a huge screening study for multiple myeloma that will invite 50,000 participants who have a higher likelihood of developing multiple myeloma. Dr. Irene Ghobrial of the Dana Farber…
March is not just multiple myeloma awareness month... ...it is multiple myeloma ACTION month! Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer that develops in a type of white blood cell…
Scientists at the University of Georgia have identified a rare type of glycosylation (more on what that is in a second) which plays a major role in the function of…
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