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Guidelines for Supportive Care in Multiple Myeloma 2011
Maintaining Quality of Life in Multiple Myeloma
JA Snowden, SH Ahmedzai, J Ashcroft, S D’Sa, T Littlewood, E Low, H Lucraft, R Maclean, S Feyler, G Pratt, JM Bird
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2011 Apr 22
Br J Haematol
Guidelines for Supportive Care in Multiple Myeloma 2011
Br J Haematol. 2011 Apr 22;[Epub Ahead of Print], JA Snowden, SH Ahmedzai, J Ashcroft, S D’Sa, T Littlewood, E Low, H Lucraft, R Maclean, S Feyler, G Pratt, JM Bird
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Abstract
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Supportive care plays an increasingly important role in the modern management of multiple myeloma. While modern treatments have significantly prolonged overall and progression free survival through improved disease control, the vast majority of patients remain incurable, and live with the burden of the disease itself and the cumulative side effects of treatments. Maintenance of quality of life presents challenges at all stages of the disease from diagnosis through the multiple phases of active treatment...
