Editor’s note:
These videos are still in the editing stages, but they they have important information about your disease and the myeloma therapies patients commonly receive. So we have released the un-edited clips here early for you to enjoy.
Every myeloma therapy comes with its own surprises! Dosing, scheduling, side effects, combinations of the drug with other drugs; these are all factors to consider when selecting and going through your myeloma therapy. We interviewed some of the top myeloma doctors in the world to bring you up-to-date information about your disease and its treatment. Revlimid, Pomalyst Thalomid and Velcade are some of the most common myeloma therapies and you should have the information you need when making decisions about your care.
Below are some video excerpts from our HealthTree University curriculum to help you learn more about these important areas of your disease. We invite you to watch them all, and also visit HealthTree University and creating a HealthTree account. By creating a HealthTree account, in HealthTree University you can:
We’d like to thank our faculty who donated their time in creating these videos, including:
We have over 200 HealthTree University videos online at university.healthtree.org! Learn the basics (and the not-so-basics) of myeloma from some of the top myeloma doctors in the world!
Other HealthTree University Classes:
4 Building Your Healthcare Team
5 Becoming an Empowered Patient
7 Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT)
9 Relapsed and Refractory MM Treatment
10 Know Your Therapy [BETA]
12 Blood and Urine Testing in Myeloma
14 MRD Testing
15 Basic Genetics and Cancer Biology
17 Types of Genetic Testing in Myeloma
19 COVID-19 and Multiple Myeloma [BETA]
about the author
Cynthia Chmielewski
Cynthia Chmielewski is a professional educator and myeloma advocate. As a former teacher, she now teaches myeloma patients how to advocate for themselves as the Director of HealthTree University.
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