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About Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma starts in the bone marrow plasma cells. It weakens the immune system and can affect many parts of the body by causing the bone marrow to create dysfunctional antibodies and plasma cells. Living with or treating this disease means making complicated decisions, and this requires searching for reliable, current information on multiple myeloma.
How Can the International Myeloma Foundation Help?
The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) connects people to what matters most — research that pushes the field forward, education that clarifies complex topics, support tailored to individual needs, and advocacy that amplifies every voice. Patients, care partners, healthcare professionals, and researchers can access the knowledge, resources, and community they need from the IMF to navigate life with myeloma.
This week’s blog invites the global myeloma community to actively demonstrate the spirit of #MoreThanMyeloma for March 2026 Myeloma Action Month (MAM). MAM 2026 is especially exciting — with major landmarks across the globe set to light up in red all throughout March to signify the global signal of unity, resilience, and awareness; and to honor all people impacted by the second most common blood cancer in the world. The International Myeloma Foundation invites you to participate by illuminating your own homes, offices, and community spaces red, and by sharing what makes you #MoreThanMyeloma on social media. Together, let us make Myeloma Action Month a viral movement and show the world the strength of the global myeloma community! READ THE BLOG.
In this Living Well with Myeloma webinar, Karen Wonders, PhD, Founder and CEO of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, and Professor and Program Director of Exercise Physiology at Wright State University, spoke about how safe, appropriate physical activity can help manage common challenges, as well as overall quality of life during and after myeloma treatment. WATCH THE REPLAY.
El próximo Grupo de Apoyo Las Voces del Mieloma se llevará a cabo el martes 17 de marzo de 2026, de 10:00 a. m. a 11:00 a. m. (hora del Pacífico). El orador invitado será el Dr. Jesús G. Berdeja, MD, Director de Investigación sobre Mieloma Múltiple en los Centros Greco-Hainsworth para la Investigación del Cáncer de Tennessee Oncology en Nashville. Graduado de Stanford y Harvard con formación en hematología y oncología de Johns Hopkins, es miembro del Grupo de Trabajo Internacional sobre Mieloma de la IMF y ha sido investigador principal en numerosos ensayos clínicos, además de tener numerosas publicaciones sobre el tema. El Dr. Berdeja hablará sobre Terapias de Redireccionamiento de Células T en el Tratamiento del Mieloma Múltiple: Actualizaciones de ASH 2025. Si tiene alguna pregunta, envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]. REGÍSTRESE AQUÍ.
The next Las Voces de Mieloma Support Group will be on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. PST. The meeting's Guest Speaker will be Dr. Jesus G. Berdeja, MD, who is the Director of Multiple Myeloma Research at the Greco-Hainsworth Centers for Cancer Research at Tennessee Oncology in Nashville. A Stanford and Harvard graduate with hematology-oncology training from Johns Hopkins, he is an IMF International Myeloma Working Group Member, and he has served as principal investigator on numerous trials as well as published extensively in the field. Dr. Berdeja will speak about T-Cell Redirecting Therapies in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: Updates from ASH 2025. For any questions, please email [email protected]. REGISTER HERE.
Join the IMF's Dr. Joseph Mikhael and Dr. Melissa Alsina from Moffitt Cancer Center for a live Q&A during Myeloma Action Month on Saturday, March 14, from 12:00–12:30 p.m. EST. Hear expert insights on treatments, side effect management, and living well with myeloma — and get your questions answered in real time. RSVP as “Going” on Facebook to make sure you’re notified when we go live. Don't have a Facebook account? That's okay! You can still watch the Q&A. Just click the following link at the start time: RSVP NOW.
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