Stage III Melanoma survivor and oncology social worker shares, “I physically didn’t change. Emotionally, I’m a whole new person who listens much more closely to what people have to say. “
Melanoma patient, Ellis Emerson’s poem about her plan.
Gryt Team Member, Christian Bullock, shares 4 things to do when you are first diagnosed with cancer.
Justin Birckbichler, a testicular cancer survivor, shares his journey with depression and mental health.
As of January 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of a new medication for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant. The new drug, called Monjuvi (tafasitimab) is a targeted therapy that will be used in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid). Other combinations are currently under investigation.
Program summary for part 2 of our 4 part Mental Health Series for May 2022.
Program description: Let’s be honest, cancer changes people. Physically and mentally. Sometimes it can be really hard to give yourself permission to find pleasure, feel sexy, and give into intimacy. Learn from a fellow cancer survivor and sex therapist how to find pleasure after a diagnosis and reconnect to your most intimate self. Listening to and exploring your body is the first step in finding pleasure with yourself or with partners.
There are so many important and charged topics for patients to discuss with their doctors that sexuality is often pretty low on the list of concerns. It shouldn’t be.
On March 24, 2021, GRYT Health partnered with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) to host a Multiple Myeloma Meetup. This is the program summary.
