How Mentorship is Reducing Health Disparities in Multiple Myeloma | Dr. Saad Usmani & Dr. Mikhael

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Call us. We’re here for you! The International Myeloma Foundation’s InfoLine is here to answer your multiple myeloma-related questions, and help you find the resources you need. Call us at 1-818-487-7455 or email at [e-mail] In this video: 0:00 - Introduction: How can we address health disparities in multiple myeloma? 0:30 - How the IMF is addressing health disparities with the M-Power Program 1:24 - Introducing Multiple Myeloma Expert Dr. Saad Usmani (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) 2:30 - The importance of mentorship for minority medical students and its impact on the community 5:05 - Dr. Usmani's experience as an expert mentor, guiding the research study in myeloma health disparities 6:29 - Dr. Usmani shares his perspective on Yasmine Griffiths (Howard University College of Medicine-Washington, DC) his student mentee. 7:00 - How immune therapies are shaping cancer research 8:29 - About the project: learning about the impact of immune therapies based on race and ethnicity 10:58 - Health outcomes in the Black and Latino American population 15:27 - what is the next step for their research project? 16:32 - The #IMFMEDSCHOLAR program outcomes including projects accepted as abstracts at ASH

[@sharonstewart1151]

Great video. Very informative. Good to know that their is a program to bring more awareness of treatment options for myleoma patients in our under served communities. Thanks again.

[@IMFMyeloma]

Thank you for watching, Sharon. This is at the heart of our M-Power project: to change the course of myeloma under serves communities. If you have any question about the program or want any information or support for multiple myeloma, please reach out! Phone: [phone] or e-mail us at [e-mail]

[@rameesharameesha3268]

Hi iam from pakistan 2year before i diagnosd with multiple myloma my treatment started after 9 month bone marrow was in rimmissio now iam in oral medicines no oncologist here tells about what kind food a multiple myloma patient should take and what to avoid over all my health is better but from the few month i am facing a broblam what ever i eat loose motios started i eat more fruit i clean theme proply but of no use pleasw adivize how can i stop my loose motions .my oncogist say eat emodiam capsool in loose motion but how many time i will eat emodiam i want a permanent solution please advise

[@IMFMyeloma]

Hello, this sounds like a great question for our info line team. we are always here for you if you have any personal questions you’d like answered. 1-818-487-7455 or e-mail us at [e-mail]

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