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Multiple Myeloma Support

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Beating-myeloma.org was founded by multiple myeloma survivor David Emerson and is dedicated to helping everyone faced with myeloma manage their health and live longer, better lives. We are a 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization and do not sell or benefit from the sale of any treatment.

We invite you to:

Visit our forum to share, ask questions, and learn from others.

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Research myeloma through a search, browse information by subject, or read David Emerson's blog. Don't forget to leave your comments at the bottom of each page.

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Member Survivor Stories

Reading the stories of each cancer survivor will show you that the path to becoming a cancer survivor is not often straight and narrow, and most often is different for every person. But the moral of every cancer survivor story is to keep fighting. Below is one survivor story from a Beating Myeloma member:

June Pruitt, Class of '73: Lived with MM 22 Years Using Alternative Medicine

June Pruitt 10.29.95 1929 / Class of '73 / Lived with MM 22 years; used alternative medicine / Died 10-29-95 [This report was prepared by her husband, Ves Pruitt. Additional comments about her medical treatment are from phone conversations that June Brazil had with her during 1993/94.] I regret to inform you that June died October 29, 1995. She had surgery here in Miami, FL for gall bladder stones. Infection while in the hospital and the high doses of antibiotics killed her immune system and she d...

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Forum Posts

Interactive Health Communication helps multiple myeloma survivors and caregivers live longer, better lives. One way to interact with others is by sharing your experience with others and reading about other's experiences on our Forum. Below you will find a couple examples of Forum Posts from Beating Myeloma Members:

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Velcade, Thalidomide and dex compared to Thal/dex only

The article posted below talks about a trial comparing to induction therapies vel/thal/dex to thal/dex.Â After reading many lists such as acor and mmasupport it seems as if the standard induction therapy for newly dx mmer is thalidomide/dex.Â This ...

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SDI Newsletters

These are email newsletters sent to beating-myeloma.org members each month or so that contain current, topical and relevant information on any or all of the following subjects: Therapies, Issues, Side Effects, Diagnosis, and General myeloma issues. Below you will find a couple examples of Beating Myeloma SDI Newsletters:

Issues SDI - Volume 1 Issue 3

This sdi will focus on the importance of understanding caregiving issues. In many ways my cancer has put more pressure on my wife during our 10 years of marriage than it has me. The first article discusses the problems people face in coordinating a patie...