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April 26, 2024
MYELOMA MATTERS : APRIL 2024
- Thank you to our volunteers
- Myeloma Canada science and research impact report 2023
- Multiple Myeloma: Primary Care Management and Referral
- Aldo Del Col 2024 research grant
- The Myeloma Canada Rides start in less than a month!
- Rappel to repel myeloma: Join us in scaling new heights!
- The Multiple Myeloma March is back!
- Canada saw myeloma red for Myeloma Awareness Month 2024
- Surveys!
- Coming soon: 2023 Advocacy activities recap
- Drum roll… Here are the winners of the 2023 Myeloma Canada Community Awards!
- Find YOUR community with MC LOUNGE!
- A round of applause for Martine and her new role!
- Congratulations to website super sleuth, Brian Snowdon!
- Spotlight on Nic Ahola: Living with multiple myeloma
- Myeloma Canada InfoSessions
- Myeloma Canada Webinars
- Multiple Myeloma: The Ultimate Test
- Myeloma was in the house at Perth Curling Club!
- and more!
March 21, 2024
MYELOMA MATTERS: MARCH 2024
- Spring has sprung!
- You guys are red hot: Update on 2024 Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month
- Gear up for a cause: Bike to Beat Myeloma!
- It’s here! Find YOUR myeloma community with MC LOUNGE!
- Pesticides and myeloma
- Promotion of Aidan Robertson to the position of Health Policy and Advocacy Advisor!
- Spotlight on Jessica Slack: Finding myeloma by fluke
- Myeloma Canada InfoSessions
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Webinar
- Fundraisers of every kind
- and more!
February 23, 2024
MYELOMA MATTERS: FEBRUARY 2024
- New campaign
- 15th annual Myeloma Canada Scientific Roundtable
- Myeloma Canada Grants: Now accepting 2024 applications!
- Selinexor is now funded in Manitoba!
- Reassessment of the relevance of introducing pathogen reduction technologies into the production of labile blood products (red blood cellsMinute structures produced in the bone marrow; they include red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets., plasmaThe liquid part of the blood in which red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended., and platelets) in Quebec.
- Announcing our 2024 Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month campaign!
- Get your pedal on: Bike to beat myeloma!
- Introducing the latest addition to our educational resources: Managing Myeloma in Rural and Remote Areas InfoGuide
- NEW! Za’atar Turmeric Chicken recipe
- Spotlight on Lilowtie Ramdass: Through the eyes a daughter and caregiver
- The next Myeloma Canada Patient and Caregiver Conference will be held in Toronto on March 22, 2024!
- Myeloma Canada Webinars
- Announcing “The Classics”: A Musical celebration for myeloma in London, ON
January 26, 2024
MYELOMA MATTERS: JANUARY 2024
- New treatments coming to the forefront
- Elranatamab approved by Health Canada
- Announcing: Myeloma Canada’s new website!
- New InfoSheet: Understanding relapsed/refractory myeloma!
- Scaling new heights: Join us and rappel to repel myeloma!
- Score big together: Join our fundraising collaboration with the Laval Rocket!
- Run for Myeloma: Join us at the Marathon Beneva de Montréal
- Spotlight on Megan and Dwight Gardiner: Supporting our loved ones and others is key
January 17, 2024
MYELOMA MATTERS: DECEMBER 2023
- Myeloma Canada achieved accreditation for the Imagine Canada Standards Program
- December 2023 myeloma research updates
- Travel insurance coverage for myeloma patients
- CAR T-cell therapy delays
- Call to action by the immunocompromised community
- Clinical Trials Quebec, a brand-new information and services hub for all things clinical research
- New Myeloma Canada educational resources on Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD)A reaction of donated bone marrow against a recipient's own tissue. and palliative care
- Giving Tuesday keeps on giving!
- Your Voice Matters: Feedback on and for Myeloma Canada
- Spotlight on Ashley Dieks: I refuse to stop for myeloma!
- In the community: latest fundraising activities
November 23, 2023
MYELOMA MATTERS: NOVEMBER 2023
- Announcing our newest partnership with the Canadian CancerA term for diseases in which malignant cells divide without control. Cancer cells can invade nearby tissues and spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts of the body. Research Alliance!
- UCalgary and AHS researchers discover how multiple myeloma cells become resistant to immunotherapyTreatment that stimulates the body's natural defenses to fight cancer. Also called biological therapy.
- Congress of the “Association québécoise des coordonnateurs d’accès aux médicaments en oncologie” (AQCAMO)
- Legislative action campaign to close Blood Cancer Awareness Month in Ontario
- The Health eMatters conference: an inspiring 3rd edition!
- Giving Tuesday is coming!
- Critical insights to help Myeloma Canada: Response required please!
- Myeloma Canada’s 17th Annual Support Group Leaders’ Summit in 2023 truly took off to new heights!
- The holidays are coming…send the gift of hope!
- A Casino Night where you and your favourite cause are the winners!
- Exciting news for the Myeloma Canada team
- Spotlight on Dominic Jean: Honouring Aldo’s legacy
- On the agenda: InfoWebinars
- Congratulations to David McMullen!