According to the Mayo Clinic, if you have multiple myeloma but are not experiencing symptoms, then you do not need treatment. The purpose of treating this disease is to help relieve pain, control complications of the disease, stabilize your condition, and slow the progress of the disease. There is no known cure for it.
Myeloma
Treatment & Care
Treatment for Multiple Myeloma is Palliative
Submitted by Steve Ross on Thu, 08/10/2006 - 5:24pm.
» read more | login or register to post comments | email this page | 
del.icio.us | 
Digg this
Posted in: Myeloma, Treatment & Care
del.icio.us | Digg thisPosted in: Myeloma, Treatment & Care
Alternative and Complementary (Integrative) Medical Approaches to the Treatment of Cancer
Submitted by Steve Ross on Sun, 08/06/2006 - 4:17pm.
In general, cancer-related alternative medicine refers to therapies, such as mistletoe or coenzyme Q-10 (CoQ10)*, that may be used instead of conventional treatments. Complementary or integrative medicine, on the other hand, usually means therapies used in conjunction with traditional treatments.
» read more | login or register to post comments | email this page | del.icio.us | Digg this
Posted in: Health News, Bladder Cancer, Bone Cancer, Brain & Spinal Cord Cancers, Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer - General, Cervical Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer & Other Uterine Cancers, Eye Cancer, Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancers, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphomas, Mouth, Throat & Esophageal Cancer, Myeloma, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer - Melanoma, Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma, Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Treatment & Care
del.icio.us | Digg thisPosted in: Health News, Bladder Cancer, Bone Cancer, Brain & Spinal Cord Cancers, Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer - General, Cervical Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Endometrial Cancer & Other Uterine Cancers, Eye Cancer, Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancers, Kidney Cancer, Leukemia, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphomas, Mouth, Throat & Esophageal Cancer, Myeloma, Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer - Melanoma, Skin Cancer - Non-Melanoma, Small Intestine Cancer, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Treatment & Care
