Top Doctor & Patient Talk Game Changing Cancer Treatments: How Close is a Cure? (Multiple Myeloma)

[@ThePatientStory]

We’d love to hear from you: what would you like to know more about when it comes to multiple myeloma therapies? 👇

[@Livetoeat171]

Should I go to a specialist for the type of cancer that I have? And how do I approach the doctor about this without insulting him

[@ThePatientStory]

@@Livetoeat171 This is a great question - while we are not a medical advice site, what we've heard from doctors and patients alike is that any good doctor will encourage you to get a second opinion, especially if it's a more rare cancer and you're at a community cancer care site where the oncologist/hematologist may see many different kinds of patients throughout his/her day. -Stephanie

[@thusharichandrasekara]

I had last year PMBCL But after 6 month release.. Next month going to do CAR T cells therapy..😢😢😢😢 From Germany

[@susannekatya]

What encouraging therapies/words are there for high risk patients with deletion 17p? Also, there are side effects from many of the drugs given for treatment of MM. Are there efforts in decreasing/eliminating these side effects for a better quality of life?

[@ThePatientStory]

Hi Susan! Thanks for watching our video and for your question. We have started a forum on website to help answer questions like these. We are hoping to have MM experts that will be able to join our ASK ME ANYTHING. Here is our website to join: www.thepatientstory.com/join/

[@helennone1019]

Why is the standard of care including stem cell transplant protocol the same for a young myeloma patient in their 30s and also for an older patient in their 60's ? Is the genetics of the disease the same regardless of age ? Are treatments available for this disease take into consideration the very young and fit patient in mind ? The median age for a myeloma patient is 60 yrs old. Why hasn't a cure been found for this type of cancer while other blood cancers such as leukemia have found a cure ?

[@ThePatientStory]

Hi Helen! Thanks for watching our video and for your question. We have started a forum on website to help answer questions like these. We are hoping to have MM experts that will be able to join our ASK ME ANYTHING. Here is our website to join: www.thepatientstory.com/join/