Myeloma

Coach Vern Ruhle Dies Of Cancer

Former Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Vern Ruhle died Saturday after a year-long battle with myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. He was 55. Ruhle, who missed the entire 2006 season following his diagnosis, had recently undergone stem cell transplants in hopes the procedures would successfully treat his cancer. But complications of the disease rendered [...]

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Peter Boyle Dies Of Cancer of Bone Marrow

Emmy award-winning actor and curmudgeonly patriarch of Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, who recovered from a stroke almost two decades ago, passed away last night after a battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. On Everybody Loves Raymond, Boyle played the inflexible, narrow-minded, and often abrasive yet somehow lovable Frank Barone, whose [...]

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Myeloma: A Hidden Cancer

UK Myeloma Awareness Week (21 – 28 June 2006) highlights the dangers of this little-known cancer which can now affect people of all ages. Nearly 4,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma each year, which accounts for 15% of blood cancers and 1% of all cancers. Traditionally, Myeloma was considered to be [...]

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