Posted on April 29th, 2008 by Beth
Last weekend was our local “Relay for Life” event, which I attended. My nephew, who is almost seven years old, went along with me. He walked with me for the survivors’ lap, which starts the relay. As the survivors pass by, the team members and other spectators usually give a big round of applause. [...]
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Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Beth
I just got this via email.
The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link is working with Dr. Steven Pavletic and his staff at the National Institutes of Health to develop a web cast on Coping with Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease. The 30-minute presentation will provide an overview of cGVHD, recommendations for care of the cGVHD patient, [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Beth
I just noticed this on Reuters and wanted to post it before I forgot about it. I’ll comment later on and will be looking for the original article published in the medical journal.
Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:29pm EDT
By Megan Rauscher
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For the first time, researchers have evidence of an association between [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2008 by Beth
There are a few sources for news about myeloma on the web. One thing I’ve done is signed up at www.bloglines.com, where I can search on topics that interest me. News can also be found here:
http://myeloma.org
http://patient.cancerconsultants.com/CancerCenter_Multiple_Myeloma.aspx
I often check Margaret’s Corner at HealthBlogs.org. Margaret scours journals for news that’s important to us.
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