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COMy 2017 | Why is supportive care important in myeloma?
Heinz Ludwig, MD, from the Wilhelminen Cancer Research Institute, Vienna, Austria, discusses supportive care in multiple myeloma at the 2017 World Congress on Controversies in Multiple Myeloma (COMy) in Paris, France. He speaks about why this is important, and highlights why even in the age of new treatments this can have a large impact on mortality and survival. Prof. Ludwig describes different aspects of supportive care in multiple myeloma, including infection, thromboembolisms, diarrhea, and rash, and how they can be addressed.
