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The most trying challenge for myeloma patients was the enduring threat of relapse.
This effort was constantly challenged by the enduring physical and emotional effects of myeloma.
One of the most difficult aspects of living with multiple myeloma was the enduring threat of relapse.
The administration of monthly pamidronate therapy in multiple myeloma patients produces a situation of cost neutrality (societal benefits costs).
The worry associated with myeloma is not only about having cancer, but about the fatality of it.
At the time of the interviews, some of the participants had an attitude of acceptance about having myeloma.
Multiple myeloma is characterized by the neoplastic proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells engaged in the production of a monclonal protein.
Some patients were involved in advocacy work for myeloma patients through the hospital or myeloma organizations.