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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.

Learn

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:

Margaret of Margaret's Corner Blog

"I was diagnosed with MGUS in 1999 and with MM at the end of December, 2005. My MM diagnosis, coldly spelled out in my bone marrow biopsy report,gave me the incentive to do some serious research online. In January 2006 I came across the curcumin/myeloma research project headed by Prof. BharatAggarwal at the MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, University of Texas. I read everything I could about curcumin, a non-toxic substance with amurderous effect on myeloma cells. I also read about the curcumin-myelom...

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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:

Zometa, curcumin, etc.

Thank you, Margaret, for your answer about your dosage of curcumin. You made me laugh, too, about dining on capsules! As for bisphonphonate-related necrosis of the jaw, I can attest that my teeth and gums were healthy. However, I did have an extraction...

Posted by: ShirleySFL | Read More...

Omega-3 dose?

All-Â I take fish oil each day.Â The many benefits are well documented.Â The article below calls into question the amount of the dose.Margaret's Corner has me thinking about the issue of dose- in other words, the dose on the label of either curcumi...

Posted by: demerson | Read More...

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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:

Therapies SDI - Volume 1 Issue 7

This month's therapies sdi focus' on the importance of bone strength after a myeloma diagnosis. After the bone weakening effects of myeloma, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and high dose steroids I believe that my bones are weaker than they need to be. ...