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Carly Roop RD, CSO, is a registered dietitian at the Joan Karnell Cancer Center (JKCC). She provides nutrition education and support to patients while addressing nutrition-related side effects from chemotherapy and radiation. Dietitians at JKCC provide educational nutrition programs that are open to patients as well as the community.

Staying active is key to the prevention of chronic diseases and it also plays a role in the prevention of cancer. Exercise can take many forms, this month I’m encouraging walking, especially for a cause! If you live in Philadelphia you can attest that there seems to be walk around the Philadelphia Art Museum, almost every weekend from April through November. These walks are a great way to be supportive and active at the same time, maybe even have some fun.

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) is hosting a 5K walk in Fairmount Park, October 6. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the white blood cells, which are part of the body’s immune system. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates 21,700 new cases of multiple myeloma were diagnosed in the United States in 2012. Multiple Myeloma constitutes as 1% of all cancers in caucasians and 2% of all cancers in African-Americans. It is more commonly diagnosed in men, and is a cancer that affects adults over the age of 65 years. This is not a curable cancer, but it can be treated. An impressive 90% of the total MMRF budget goes directly to research and related programming for multiple myeloma. Through research new treatments are being developed to allow individuals who have been diagnosed with multiple myeloma to live longer and more fulfilling lives.

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