What is beating-myeloma.org?
Beating-myeloma.org is an interactive website dedicated to empowering those faced with multiple myeloma to manage their health and live longer, better lives. The website provides learning opportunities for those affected by multiple myeloma, as well as forums, newsletters, and a search engine for sharing advice, information, and a full spectrum of approaches to confronting disease. Where does our information come from? The website is a compilation of information from professional internet sources, myeloma survivors, and the experiences of David Emerson, the site’s founder. The Beating-myeloma.org website is not intended to replace your doctor or any other information sources, but rather supplement them. Why did David choose to create a website? When David was researching myeloma on the internet, he came across discussions of a topic called “Interactive Health Communication.” In 1999 the US department of Health and Human Services convened an independent panel to study the subject. They
