Opinion|Videos|March 24, 2025
Managing Treatment Logistics: Navigating Travel, Lodging and Caregiver Support
Author(s)Saad Usmani, MD, Amrita Krishnan, MD
Panelists discuss how managing the logistics of multiple myeloma treatment often requires a comprehensive support network, with patients describing complex arrangements for travel to specialized cancer centers, securing temporary lodging near treatment facilities, coordinating caregiver schedules to ensure continual support during intensive therapy periods, navigating insurance and financial assistance programs, and utilizing hospital social workers, patient advocacy organizations and online communities to access resources that ease the burden of treatment-related logistics.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
- How have you handled the logistics of your treatment, like travel, lodging and getting support from a caregiver?
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