Expert on multiple myeloma to speak at UK Friday

The University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center and Jessamine County businessman R.J. Corman are co-sponsoring the Friday visit to Lexington of a Boston expert on multiple myeloma.

Corman has the disease and was instrumental in arranging the visit of Dr. Paul Richardson.

Multiple myeloma is a rare blood disease that is generally considered incurable, although remissions can occur with treatment.

Richardson will be holding multiple sessions for medical professionals at the Markey Center, but his 9:45 a.m. session is open to the public.

“It’s supposed to be a multiple myeloma support group meeting,” says Brenda Frazier, an administrative support associate in the division of hematology, oncology and blood and marrow transplantation at the Markey Center. The division is coordinating Richardson’s visit.
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