Myeloma
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has a leaflet on Myeloma.
Myeloma UK
Myeloma UK are dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working towards prevention and a cure.
Kidney Disease in Myeloma
Information from the National Kidney Federation.
Myeloma
Information from Macmillan Cancer Support.
Treating Myeloma
Information from the North London Cancer Network.
Multiple Myeloma
Information from Leukaemia Research.
Multiple myeloma - bortezomib
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Multiple Myeloma - Lenalidomide
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Multiple myeloma (first line) - bortezomib and thalidomide
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Medicine Guide for Myeloma
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Multiple myeloma
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.