This story originally appeared on CNN.com on Tuesday, January 8, 2018 (CNN)The rate of people dying from cancer in the United States seems to have dropped steadily for 25 years, a ... Read More
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Can Your Child Develop Multiple Myeloma from Toxins in Your Home Furnishings?
Researchers have found, children who live in homes with vinyl flooring and flame-retardant furniture have higher levels of potentially harmful chemicals in their blood or ... Read More
Farm Workers Who Use Pesticides Likely To Develop Blood Disorder, Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer, yet blacks are twice as likely to be diagnosed with multiple myeloma than whites. The most at-risk population are actually people who are ... Read More
Obesity May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Multiple Myeloma
If you’re looking for more motivation to keep the excess weight off, look to these two words: multiple myeloma. Researchers recently found a link between a person’s body mass ... Read More
Starting Chemotherapy? Here’s what you can expect.
When most people hear the word “Cancer” they automatically think death sentence! Cancer is something no one wants to experience, but you can’t help but see cancer everywhere you ... Read More
How Do You Know If You Have Multiple Myeloma?
BlackDoctor.org's "Ask the Expert" series brings the nation's leading health experts directly to viewers. In this video, Dr. Craig Cole, Hematologist and Assistant Professor at ... Read More
Remember To ‘Think B.A.C.K.’ For Multiple Myeloma
BlackDoctor.org's "Ask the Expert" series brings the nation's leading health experts directly to viewers. In this video, Dr. Craig Cole, Hematologist and Assistant Professor at ... Read More
Cancer Clinical Trial Myths Debunked with Dr. Craig Cole!
The myths of clinical trials - So, one of the biggest myths of clinical trials is that people are guinea pigs. People are not guinea pigs in clinical trials. The chemical trials ... Read More
African Americans & Multiple Myeloma: Interview With Dr. Craig Cole [VIDEO]
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of the plasma cell. African Americans have the highest risk of myeloma of any race/ethnic group in the world. BlackDoctor.org interviewed Dr. ... Read More
Signs & Symptoms Of Recurrent Multiple Myeloma
Cancer occurs in the body when its cells begin to grow out of control. This can happen to cells in nearly any part of the body, and has the ability to spread to various areas. ... Read More
Coping With Common Multiple Myeloma Side Effects
Although it's considered a rare cancer, African Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a cancer which forms as the result of an ... Read More
Dr. Melvin Gaskins: Multiple Myeloma Facts African Americans Need To Know
Even though multiple myeloma is considered a rare cancer that affects the plasma cells, it is quickly becoming a growing concern within the African American community. The American ... Read More
Essential Tips For The Multiple Myeloma Caregiver
Because caring for someone can be challenging and unpredictable -- affecting more than just the patient -- support is key to an effective treatment plan. When you discover that a ... Read More
Gene-Based Therapy Shows Promise For Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Genetically tuning a person's own immune cells to target cancer appears to provide long-lasting protection against a blood cancer called multiple myeloma, an early trial from China ... Read More