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  • Pat Killingsworth Missing in action at ASCO, ARRY-520 hot topic in Europe
    , June 18, 2013

    Something was missing from this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meetings in Chicago this year.  Conspicuously absent was any news about one of the most promising anti-myeloma drugs, ARRY-520.  Why?  Was there a problem with ARRY-520′s trial data? Absolutely not!  It turns-out that decision makers at the company that is developing ARRY-520, Array [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth Broadcast features battling survivor John Knighten and family
    , June 17, 2013

    Good news!  Our dear friend and Patient Snapshot favorite, John Knighten, is hanging on.  Last April, John was given only a few weeks to live by his transplant team in Seattle.   But the Spokane, Washington resident and former firefighter continues to fight through severed pain caused by a massive plasmacytoma (tumor) in his sinuses. [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth Consolidation Therapy? Myeloma Cinderella clues-us-in
    , June 15, 2013

    After stepping-back and taking some time to establish her own rockin’ blog, Myeloma Cinderella is back.  What a treat!  Back to back columns from my two favorite contributors. WARNING: You are leaving my acronym-free zone Myeloma Cinderella is big on acronyms–the alphabet soup I try to avoid–and often uses terms I don’t normally use.  I [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth Exercise & Multiple Myeloma (Part Five)
    , June 14, 2013

    I’m always energized when our favorite lifestyle writer, Danny Parker, submits a new column.  Here’s another good one: How might Exercise influence Myeloma? In a previous column, we discussed various studies of how exercise might influence quality of life—and even prognosis—for cancer patients. But what about such studies dealing with myeloma specifically? Is there evidence [...]

  • Priya Menon How To Access Cure Panel Talk Show Broadcasts
    , June 14, 2013 Scientific Media Editor at Curetalk

    Cure Panel Talk Shows are broadcast live on BlogTalkRadio. Anyone from anywhere in the world can access these shows using a telephone or a computer. 1)      Dial-in Using your Phone: If you want to be among the first 50 who register for the event and be able to ask a question live on the show [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth Myeloma Updates: Revlimid, Social Security Disability assistance and a fond farewell
    , June 12, 2013

    This headline on a well known medical website made me laugh: From ASCO – Revlimid May be Effective for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Really?  Docs have been prescribing Revlimid to their newly diagnosed patients since late 2006!  But the keystone novel therapy has never been officially approved for use in new patients by the FDA.  [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth My Medical Forecast: Partly sunny with a few clouds on the horizon
    , June 11, 2013

    I get a dozen or more calls and emails a day asking, “How are you doing?”  Thanks for asking!  I know I should post more about me and my health.  I joked with my new friends in the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group this weekend, “I already know how I’m doing!  I’m more interested in [...]

  • Jennifer Myers New Avatar Therapy Helps Schizophrenia Patients Control Their Voices
    , June 11, 2013

    The King’s College of London will be conducting a broader study based on an already proven effective therapy method that helps patients suffering from auditory hallucinations that are symptoms of schizophrenia. The University College of London (UCL) has recently developed a therapy method for schizophrenia patients that has proven very successful at helping patients manage, [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth My Philadelphia meeting visit was an amazing experience!
    , June 10, 2013

    Thank you, Philadelphia! Meeting everyone and speaking to the Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group (PMMNG) was truly a heartwarming experience Saturday!  I know it’s a cliché’, but I really did leave Philly with a bounce in my step.  What an incredible, likeable group!  The meeting is held monthly on the University of Drexel campus (Go [...]

  • Pat Killingsworth “We’re spending a lot of money to get good care!”
    , June 9, 2013

    Patient advocacy can mean several different things.  These days, patient advocacy is most often used in a political sense.  For example, I learned yesterday that Florida enacted oral chemotherapy access legislation Friday, designed to equalize the cost of infusion and oral chemotherapy.  Great news!  But I’ll provide more specifics about that legislation later.  Today I [...]
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