Introduction
I am a medical librarian who has prepared this Blog on multiple myeloma resources for my friend who was recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma – and for her friends and family – and for anyone else who wants to learn about multiple myeloma. Her blog is here: http://sjgcbm.blogforacure.com/weblog
My blog has the following sections:
- Introduction
- Advocacy Organizations- Multiple Myeloma and General Cancer
- Clinical Trials
- Government Agencies
- Guidelines
- Humor
- MEDLINE
- Professional Societies
- Statistics
- Support Groups
- WEBTREATS
I would like to add sections on lessons learned, therapies, and spirituality. Your suggestions and comments are welcome.
Information in this blog was found through searches of key government medical sites, such as MEDLINEPlus and the National Guideline Clearinghouse. Descriptions of organizations were copied, and sometimes edited, from each organization’s website. Any content or opinions do not reflect the position of my employer, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
I always suggest to people who are looking for information on a disease to start with the National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINEPlus.
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news
Multiple Myeloma information on MEDLINEPlus is found here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplemyeloma.html
