The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce two significant steps forward in its ongoing efforts to serve multiple myeloma patients, caregivers, and others interested in multiple myeloma.

The first important step is today’s launch of The Beacon’s sponsorship program.

“Our sponsorship program will ensure that The Myeloma Beacon has the resources necessary to continue providing the quality up-to-date news, information, and online community our readers expect,” said Boris Simkovich, publisher of The Beacon.

The Myeloma Beacon first began publication almost three years ago. Since then, the website has been supported solely through …

The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce the addition of physician columns to its website.

Each column will be written by a physician who specializes in the treatment of multiple myeloma. The columns will provide Beacon readers with insights into the treatment of multiple myeloma, perspectives on important myeloma-related topics, and thoughts on recent developments in the field.

“We recognize that Beacon readers are particularly interested in reading about myeloma experts’ perspectives,” said Maike Haehle, associate publisher of The Myeloma Beacon.  “These physician columns should provide our readers with valuable new insights.” …

The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce the introduction of Turkish-language translations of select articles on the Beacon website.

Articles available in Turkish will be marked with a small Turkish flag. Additionally, a Turkish flag at the upper right of all Myeloma Beacon pages will give readers quick access to all Turkish-language articles.

The translations will be provided by Ali Arsan, a Turkish native and whose mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma last year.

“I am very pleased and excited that Turkish readers of The Myeloma Beacon will have access to …

The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce the addition of an opinion section to its website. 

In the opinion section, patients, caregivers, and others with an interest in myeloma have the opportunity to share their views on myeloma-related topics. These may include, among others, an opinion on a topic, a call to action, or tips/advice for myeloma patients.

“We recognize that myeloma patients, caregivers, and others with an interest in the disease have the desire to voice their opinion on important myeloma-related topics,” said Boris Simkovich, publisher of The Myeloma Beacon.  …

The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce the introduction of German-language translations of select articles on the Beacon website.

The translations are the result of a partnership with the Multiple Myeloma and Plasmacytoma Working Group (APMM), the largest multiple myeloma patient organization in Germany.

“I am extremely pleased that we will be able to offer these translations to our German-speaking readers,” said Maike Haehle, an associate publisher of The Myeloma Beacon and a native German.

Articles available in German will be marked with a small German flag. Additionally, a German flag …

The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce the addition of regularly-scheduled patient and caregiver columns to its website.

Each column will be based on the writer’s personal experiences with multiple myeloma. The columns will provide Beacon readers with personal insights into living with multiple myeloma, perspectives on important myeloma-related topics, and thoughts on recent developments in the field.

The first column will be published tomorrow morning. It will be a weekly column written by myeloma patient, book author, and blogger Pat Killingsworth.

The Beacon will be announcing additional regular columns over …

The Myeloma Beacon is pleased to announce the launch of an important new service.  Starting today, the Beacon Web site will include a range of online discussion forums.  These multiple myeloma forums will make it easy for patients, caregivers, and others with an interest in myeloma to meet, share, and discuss myeloma-related information.

The Beacon also is announcing today a major new collaboration that has been arranged in recognition of the significance to the myeloma community of the new Beacon forums.

Over the course of the next month, physicians from …