Amy Pierre, RN, BSN, ANP-BC, a senior clinical director at Flatiron Health and a nurse practitioner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joined Cancer Nursing Today to discuss the importance of Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month and what it means to her as an advanced practitioner and researcher. “It is an opportunity to shed light on a very complex and often misunderstood disease that disproportionately impacts certain populations in America,” Pierre said. “For example, African Americans are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop myeloma than any other race or ethnic group, and they also have higher mortality rates. And we do see ...
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Learn about the newest therapies, interventions, and clinical research on multiple myeloma (MM). Cancer Nursing Today provides the latest clinical data and insights on screening for early detection, COVID-19 vaccine responses in patients with MM, and more. From treatment developments for relapsed/refractory MM and imaging techniques to the latest in CAR T-cell therapy, explore the latest outcomes in MM.
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Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month is marked each year in March.
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Beth Faiman, PhD, MSN, APN-BC, AOCN®, BMTCN®, FAAN, FAPO, discusses the significance of ASH 2024.
Amy Pierre, RN, BSN, ANP-BC, shares insights and key action items from her ASH 2024 presentation on the topic.
Samantha Shenoy, NP, speaks about her experience at the meeting and key highlights in multiple myeloma research.
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