Multiple Myeloma
Discussion List
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Stem cell transplants
I am a 50 year old woman who was diagnosed with stage 3 MM in July 2001. As i wrote in a previous message, i am currently taking thalidomide after having 7 rounds of chemo over a year ago. At that time i still had 15% cancer in my marrow and was told by a specialist that i should get a transplant. However he said the stem…
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Eat Indian Food- Fight M.M.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=1285&e=11&u=/nm/20030313/hl_nm/curry_cancer_dc&sid=95862963 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An ingredient in the curry spice turmeric may help suppress and destroy a blood cancer, early lab research shows--suggesting yet another health benefit from this long-heralded substance.…
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Taking Thalidomide
After 7 chemo treatments last year that took the cancer in my marrow down to 15%, my doctor put me on 200 mg. of Thalidomide daily. But i am having side effects...my fingertips and toes are numb, and the rest of my feet and fingers are semi-numb. He has reduced the dose twice, and now i am only taking 50 mg.a day. But he…
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Survivor in 3-4 year remission?
March 25 will be my 4-year date of diagnosis. Am doing well in remission, always anxious about recurrence. Any thoughts?
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Survival Rate??
first i want to say that it was weird how i found this site. i had gotten an email from a Dr. in the family who said that my mom's survival rate was about 2-5 yrs with the stem cell transplant. I have a friend who's dad has MM also and he was diagnosed 12 years ago. So i was confused who to believe. I did some online…