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Multiple Myeloma

    Posted: 11/20/2008



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Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies


Finding a Doctor, Support Groups, or Other Organizations
How To Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer (also in Spanish:
Cómo encontrar a un doctor o un establecimiento de tratamiento si usted tiene cáncer)

Cancer Support Groups: Questions and Answers

National Organizations That Offer Services to People With Cancer and Their Families (also in Spanish:
Organizaciones nacionales que brindan servicios a las personas con cáncer y a sus familias)


Cancer Treatment and Supportive Care
Chemotherapy and You (also in Spanish: La quimioterapia y usted)

Targeted Cancer Therapies: Questions and Answers

Radiation Therapy and You (also in Spanish: La radioterapia y usted)

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation: Questions and Answers
(also in Spanish: El trasplante de médula ósea y el trasplante de células madre de sangre periférica)

Eating Hints for Cancer Patients (also in Spanish:
Consejos de alimentación para pacientes con cáncer: Antes, durante y después del tratamiento)

Pain Control (also in Spanish: Apoyo para las personas con cáncer: Control del dolor)


Coping With Cancer
Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer


Life After Cancer Treatment
Follow-up Care After Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers

Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment (also in Spanish: Siga adelante: la vida después del tratamiento del cáncer)

Facing Forward: Ways You Can Make a Difference in Cancer


Advanced or Recurrent Cancer
Coping With Advanced Cancer

When Cancer Returns


Complementary Medicine
Thinking about Complementary & Alternative Medicine: A guide for people with cancer

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
(also in Spanish: La medicina complementaria y alternativa en el tratamiento del cáncer: preguntas y respuestas)


Caregivers
When Someone You Love Is Being Treated for Cancer: Support for Caregivers

When Someone You Love Has Advanced Cancer: Support for Caregivers

Facing Forward: When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment

Caring for the Caregiver: Support for Cancer Caregivers

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