Tom Brokaw was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (MM) in 2013. Since then, he's made it his mission to raise awareness about MM and support research to find a cure.
Mr. Brokaw served as a leading television journalist, covering many historic events in his long career, such as the Watergate scandal, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the 9/11 attacks. He anchored NBC's Nightly News from 1982 until his retirement in 2004.
Mr. Brokaw sat down with Dr. Ken Anderson and Dr. Irene Ghobrial to offer his unique perspective on living with active MM and share his empathy and enthusiasm for the future of cancer research.
Wouldn't it be great if a simple blood test could alert patients and their doctors?
"That would have been very helpful to me, " said Mr. Brokaw. "I was a healthy guy. I had routine physicals, and ... it never came up."
"It's tricky," he says. "We don't send people into a panic."
But Dr. Irene Ghobrial responds, "People have said, 'I'm happy to know now, because I can do something about it.'"
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What are you thoughts on plasma cell transplant on a man diagnosed at 75 years old?
How were you diagnosed still fighting after the prognosis date six years no disrespect. . No disrespect alot younger and healthy passed away after six years. Would treatments unknown or simply money could played a role.