MAM 2023 Artwork and press release templates
March is Myeloma Awareness Month. Make myeloma matter.
Join us in creating more awareness for this 2nd most common – yet still incurable – blood cancer. The more people know about this complicated disease the earlier it can be identified and diagnosed, the better their outcomes.
1.Download our easy-to-use social media posts, or create your own that talk about myeloma and the importance of increasing awareness for early diagnosis, and ask others to join in. And don’t forget to use the hashtags #MCMAM2023, #myelomaawarenesscanada
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Feb awareness |
More than 4,000 Canadians were diagnosed with myeloma in 2022 as reported by the Canadian Cancer Society, and the number is on the rise. March is Multiple myeloma awareness month. Help increase awareness for this 2nd most common blood cancer that remains incurable, for now. Spread the word. Like. Share. Repost. Learn more at myelomaawareness.ca #MCMAM2023, #myelomaawarenesscanada
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Feb awareness post # 2 |
It often takes more than 3 visits with a physician before being diagnosed with myeloma. This Myeloma Awareness month, help create awareness for earlier diagnoses and brighter futures. Stop this devastating cancer from cutting short the lives of those we love. Spread the word. Like. Share. Repost. Learn more at myelomaawareness.ca #MCMAM2023, #myelomaawarenesscanada
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March awareness post # 1 |
Countless Canadians may not receive their myeloma diagnosis for months or sometimes even years? It’s Myeloma Awareness Month. Help increase awareness for this 2nd most common blood cancer that too often, takes too long to diagnose. Help save lives. Spread the word. Like. Share. Repost. Learn more at myelomaawareness.ca #MCMAM2023, #myelomaawarenesscanada
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March awareness post #2 |
Myeloma signs and symptoms are often vague – like fatigue and bone pain – and as diverse as the people who have it. This Myeloma Awareness Month, help improve awareness and recognition of myeloma so it can be detected earlier, for brighter futures. Spread the word. Share your story. Learn more at myelomaawareness.ca #MCMAM2023, #myelomaawarenesscanada
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March awareness post # 3 |
Learn some of the risk factors associated with myeloma for faster diagnosis and better outcomes. Among common risks are obesity, prolonged exposure to certain chemicals, a previous MGUS or smouldering multiple myeloma (SMM) diagnosis, and in some cases, a first-degree relative who has or had myeloma. It’s Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Spread the word. Like. Share. Repost. Learn more at myelomaawareness.ca #MCMAM2023, #myelomaawarenesscanada
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March awareness post # 4
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It often takes more than 3 visits with a physician before being diagnosed with myeloma. This Myeloma Awareness month, help create awareness for earlier diagnoses and brighter futures. Stop this devastating cancer from cutting short the lives of those we love. Spread the word. Like. Share. Repost. Learn more at www.myelomaawareness.ca
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Countless Canadians may not receive their myeloma diagnosis for months or sometimes even years. It’s Myeloma Awareness Month. Help increase awareness for this 2nd most common blood cancer that too often, takes too long to diagnose. Help save lives. Spread the word. Like. Share. Repost. Learn more at www.myelomaawareness.ca
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Download art here |
2.Other messages you can use in your social media or story:
- 11 a day. 77 a week. 330 a month. 4,015 a year*…that’s how many Canadians were diagnosed with myeloma in 2022, and the number is rising steadily.
- Delays in diagnosis lead to poorer prognosis and more disease-related complications, which impact quality of life and survival.
- Myeloma is NOT immune to age. It’s NOT just an older person’s cancer.
Throughout Canada, people in their 20’s through to their 90’s are hearing the words, ‘you have myeloma’.
- Myeloma is NOT immune to gender, race or ethnicity. While it may be more prevalent in Black males of African descent, myeloma doesn’t discriminate. It could impact your spouse or partner, parent, child, sibling, loved one, friend, and colleague.
3.SHARE YOUR STORY and encourage others to help you spread the word of why early detection and diagnosis is crucial for better futures.
- Explain what myeloma is to those who may not know.
- Discuss the effects of myeloma on your life with friends and loved ones
- Give an in-person or online/zoom talk at your community centre, public library, place of worship, yoga, running, or knitting group, book club, or any group you belong to!
4.SEND A PRESS RELEASE: Is your municipality, province or territory doing something to recognize Myeloma Awareness Month? Download our customizable press release templates (pre-event and post-event) to send to your local newspaper or radio show to let them know. If you’re comfortable, offer up an interview on why this act of recognition is important and how myeloma has impacted your life.
Pre-event press release Post-event press release
Together, let’s do all we can to raise awareness for myeloma. Stop this devastating cancer from cutting short the lives of those we love.
Questions? Please contact Marcie Baron for different artwork file formats or any questions you may have at [email protected]
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410016/; Canadian Cancer Statistic: A 2022 special report on cancer prevalence.