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About Multiple myeloma
2008-04-01 03:01:00 Multiple myeloma is a cancer of your plasma cells. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell present in your bone marrow. In multiple myeloma, a group of abnormal plasma cells (myeloma cells) multiplies, raising the number of plasma cells to a more than normal level. The result can be erosion of your bones. ...
By: B-Health
Thalidomide gets EU Approval in Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
2008-02-21 14:02:00 Thalidomide, banned 50 years ago, as a morning sickness drug and sedative for insomnia, has now received EU approval to treat bone marrow cancer. Europe?s drug regulators, European Medicines Agency, have granted authorisation for the drug to be used in combination with other drugs to treat multiple myeloma. Pharma & Healthcare, the rblog
Obesity May Increase Multiple Myeloma Risk
2007-07-22 15:28:00 An obese person is more likely than a lean person to develop multiple myeloma, according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health. Their findings indicate that Body Mass Index (BMI) — a statistical measure that scales weight to height — provides an indicator for one’s risk ...
By: Cancer war
Obesity Found To Be A Risk Factor For Multiple Myeloma
2007-07-22 12:00:00 An obese person is more likely than a lean person to develop multiple myeloma, according to researchers. New findings indicate that Body Mass Index (BMI) — a statistical measure that scales weight to height — provides an indicator for one’s risk of developing multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood cells that produce antibodies. Read more ...
Richard Bell(Rock musician, one-time member of Janis Joplin?s band) dies of
2007-06-22 16:37:00 Keyboardist and songwriter Richard Bell, one-time member of Janis Joplin’s band, died one June 15 of multiple myeloma in a Toronto hospital. He was 61. Bell, who began playing with Joplin’s Full Tilt Boogie Band in 1970, was diagnosed with cancer one year ago. He received intensive treatment and made a comeback, despite his poor prognosis. ...
By: Cancer war
Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC), Emory University Commence …
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By: Engineers Voice
Transplantation cannot improve survival of refractory myeloma patients?
2007-06-08 14:45:00 A study, led by Dr. Joan Bladé, researcher of the Haematooncology Group of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (Barcelona), in collaboration with Dr. Laura Rosiñol, researcher of the same group, assessed the efficiency in terms of response and survival of autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients suffering from refractory myeloma previously having undergone high-dose chemotherapy (HDT). Results were ...
By: Cancer war
New treatment for myeloma
2007-06-06 17:39:00 A study, lead by Dr. Laura Rosiñol, researcher of the Haematooncology Group of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (Barcelona) in collaboration with Dr Joan Blade, researcher in the same group, administered alternately two drugs (Bortezomid and Dexamethasone) before conducting autologous bone marrow transplantations. The aim of this second phase trial was to assess the treatment’s overall response rate, ...
By: Cancer war
Two biologics studied for multiple myeloma
2007-03-14 18:55:00 NEW YORK, March 14: U.S. medical scientists report investigating two novel biologics for their potential benefit to multiple myeloma patients.
By: newkerala.com
Beth’s Myeloma Blog
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Beth writes about her site "My chronicles of living with an incurable cancer called myeloma." She has a really nice blog. It is well formed and has alot to read about. Ya'll stop by and visit her...I myself am a cancer survivor! Also in Health Blogs Wolfbernz Get the Code and Get Listed ...
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