Welcome to the San Diego Multiple Myeloma Cancer Support Group

Are you or someone you love battling MULTIPLE MYELOMA CANCER?

Local area Multiple Myeloma Cancer patients, their families & friends have come together for the

San Diego Multiple Myeloma Support Group

Interested patients, family members and friends are encouraged to join us at our meetings.

We meet the second Monday of the month in the UTC area of La Jolla

For exact time and location of our next meeting contact:

Elliot Recht -- (858) 273-5008 -- email:

Multiple Myeloma Cancer Support Group on Facebook

Elliot Recht of the San Diego Multiple Myeloma Support Group talks about the Multiple Myeloma Cancer

Click here to listen to Elliot Recht's April 21 appearance on the BisTalk Radio Show.

If you wish to join, Make a Donation or make a purchase from the International Myeloma Foundation, you can specify that a portion of your donation go to the San Diego Multiple Myeloma Support Group.

International Myeloma Foundation

HOTLINE Number

1 800 452-2873
(ask for the Hotline)
Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

September 2010 Notes

Hello - Our next meeting of the San Diego Multiple Myeloma Support Group will take place at 6:30 pm on Monday September 13th at our usual time and meeting location. It's the second Monday of the month in the Forum Meeting Room that is above the Wells Fargo Bank at Westfield UTC Shoppingtown in La Jolla. These meetings are always open to you, your family and friends, caregivers and anyone with questions about myeloma.

Dr. Edwards, a Myeloma patient will talk at our September meeting about peripheral neuropathy and how to prevent, reduce and eliminate the side effects of chemo induced PN. He will discuss this problem as it relates to front line therapies for MM and how to incorporate integrative cancer treatment support programs. Dr. Edwards will explain a program in this area that has over twenty years of scientific research behind it (The Block protocol).

Dr. Ron Edwards, DC, MS
Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Integrated Cancer Nutritionist
www.nutritioniswhy.com
310-945-5342(office)
310-591-7373 (cell)

Life Over Cancer

By Keith I. Block, MD (The Block protocol)

Even for those who beat cancer, complete remission is rarely synonymous with a cure without proper follow-up care. In his new book, Life Over Cancer, Dr. Keith Block, widely regarded as the most prominent integrative cancer specialist in the US, has distilled nearly 30 years of clinical experience to reversing the course of cancer and keeping it from returning. Based on the Block Center’s clinical research program, he details how to customize a treatment plan, blending the best conventional approaches with personalized, scientifically based, effective complementary and nutraceutical therapies to keep cancer at bay. In this exclusive excerpt from Life Over Cancer, we reveal just a few of the reasons why the Block Center’s integrative cancer treatment program has helped patients on the road to greater longevity, beyond their original prognoses.

Advocacy: September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Can you spare 5 minutes? Contact Arin or Meghan at 800.452.2873 to ask how important your help will be!

SAVE THE DATE ... Instead of our regular meeting on November 8th. We will be meeting on Saturday November 20th. The IMF is sponsoring a Regional Community Workshop in San Diego. This meeting is still in the planning stage, so the speakers have not been confirmed yet.

This special program will be the weekend before Thanksgiving. If you are having family or friends in town feel free to have them attend this meeting.

Location: Sheraton Hotel, La Jolla
The daily schedule for the workshop:
8:00-9:00 registration
9:00-3:00 Program
This is a Free program with Breakfast and Lunch provided. Parking will also be including.

Single-Agent Carfilzomib Continues To Show Promise For Relapsed And Refractory Multiple Myeloma
by Michelle Spektor
According to Dr. Michael Kauffman, Chief Medical Officer of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, the company’s newly released results demonstrate the potential for carfilzomib to significantly improve the outlook for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma patients.

Debbie Dyer wants to share something that she uses:
www.remembermypill.com
www.mymedschedule.com
Between these two web sites, you can schedule e-mails, text messages and phone calls to remind you to take your medication. The second website offers printouts including one suitable for putting in a wallet as well as refill reminders.