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Sophia is a freshman at Northwestern University with a major in Journalism, a minor in RTVF (Radio, Television, Film), and a concentration in Latin. She joined Light Knowledge Resources in the summer of 2009 as an editor for The Myeloma Beacon. This is her first journalistic internship position. Sophia is a self-proclaimed news and internet junkie.

Sophia Ahn has written 4 article(s) .

[ by and | Aug 28, 2009 10:23 am | One Comment ]
Personal Perspective: Engineer With Myeloma Finds Hope Through Cancer Support Group And Blogs

“For as long as I can remember, I have been a builder, a fixer, an explorer,” said myeloma patient Scott Woodward in a speech at an event benefitting Gilda’s Club, a cancer support group. “You’d want me along if you ever got shipwrecked.”

After a boyhood fixing motorcycles and rider lawnmowers, Woodward is now a New York-based mechanical engineer who researches the fluid dynamics of blood. He has lived with multiple myeloma since his diagnosis just after Christmas in …

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[ by | Aug 22, 2009 10:46 pm | One Comment ]
Personal Perspective: The Adventures Of Cancer Girl

"They put me on some routine blood tests and it showed up in there," said Karen Crowley, a proud mother and writer of the blog “The Adventures of Cancer Girl.” “I didn’t even feel sick, and all of a sudden, I had cancer.”

Crowley was diagnosed in November 2005 with smoldering myeloma – a type of myeloma that advances slowly and exhibits no symptoms. As a relatively healthy 34-year-old woman, Crowley had never heard the term “multiple myeloma” until she …

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[ by and | Jul 14, 2009 5:20 pm | Comments Off ]
Beacon NewsFlashes -- July 14, 2009

Team In Training Information Meetings – In the coming weeks, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) is going to hold informational meetings across the country. These meetings allow those interested to learn more about the TNT and to register for future events. To locate a meeting near you, please visit the TNT Web site and enter your zip code.

Senesco Technologies Enters Agreement For $1 Million in Proceeds – On July 9, Senesco Technologies announced its …

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[ by | Oct 15, 2008 8:00 am | Comments Off ]
Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy, also known as anti-cancer agents or antineoplastics, is a treatment that kills cancer cells. It can be taken orally (by mouth), or intravenously (through the vein). High-risk multiple myeloma patients with advanced stages of myeloma are often treated with chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy aims to suppress multiple myeloma by targeting cancer cells which characteristically grow at uncontrollable rates. Chemotherapy is toxic to cancer cells and takes effect as the cells multiply. However, chemotherapy can also eliminate healthy cells - especially ones …

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