Cure TV

Karuppiah Kannan, associate director at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, discusses what it was like as a researcher to meet with patients during the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma Grand Canyon hike.

Barbara Van Husen, president of the MPN Research Foundation, discusses how after the discovery of the JAK2 mutation in 2005, MPN research and treatment advances proliferated. Now, Van Husen says, it is one of the most active areas of hematological research

Throughout the year, CURE puts on several events to honor heroes that have made a difference in the lives of patients and survivors of cancer.

Jennifer Arnold, our MPN Heroes guest speaker, a physician and star of TLC’s reality TV show “The Little Couple,” discusses the importance of doctors and caregivers taking a moment to listen to patients and see how they are feeling.

Alicia O'Neill, director of business development and partnerships at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), climbed to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the MMRF as part of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma effort. O'Neill emphasizes that patients do not need to define themselves by their illness and can take steps to make a difference and be a part of the cure.