SAMPS will be hosting its virtual Annual General Meeting on March 11, 2021. The meeting will be held by Zoom. All members are encouraged to attend. Read more…
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For all of us that navigate our way to the Foothills Hospital, we marvel at the size and dimension of the new Cancer Center. Its prodigious size is an indication of the investment being made to make Calgary a true international research and treatment center. Read more…
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Health Canada has prepared a survey entitled “National Strategy for High-Cost Drugs for Rare Diseases Online Engagement.” Rare diseases include myeloma, but also many others such as ALS, CFF and more. The groups that represent these patients, including SAMPS, are very interested in these issues. This survey is open to all Canadians, and we encourage you to participate. Read more…
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SAMPS member Nancy Shamanna is featured in the latest issue of Myeloma Canada's Myeloma Matters. Congratulations, Nancy!
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Wellspring and CCA Patient Education and Supportive care are offering a free speaker series for people living with advanced, metastatic, chronic or non-curable cancer. Our colleague, Dr. Mackey will presenting on January 28 – Clinical Trials for Advanced Cancer. Hope for You, Hope for Others. See the event for more details.
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As the holiday draws near, we wish all our members and caregivers of our SAMPS family a very happy holiday. 2020 has been a trying year but with vaccinations on the horizon, it is safe to say things can only get better! Read more…
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There are only 10 days left to take part in the Myeloma PSP Prioritization survey. Share your insights for the direction of future myeloma research. Read more…
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Myeloma Canada is conducting a patient survey on a new CAR-T therapy coming to Canada:idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel, bb2121). Myeloma Canada will share patients’ input with the review committee to ensure our community’s voice is being heard and our needs considered. Read more…
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With the ever changing COVID-19 landscape, it has been a positive month with the development of 3 types of vaccines. Many questions have surfaced with regards to these vaccines — how will these vaccines get rolled out to the public? Are they safe for the general population? Are they safe for Cancer patients? Should cancer patients receive priority? Read more…
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A video recording of last week’s Patient/Caregiver Networking meeting featuring Dr. Gregory Lucier is now available.
Brain Fog is a common experience for cancer patients, and Dr. Lucier speaks about helpful ways of managing and improving symptoms.
After the video is a quick, anonymous survey. We would appreciate your feedback to help us in planning future events that meet the needs and interests of our members.
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