Sascha Tuchman Archives - UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ann Herndon with her two grandsons at a family gathering.

Participating in research provided Ann Herndon access to new medications for multiple myeloma.

Jerome Stracke and his wife at their kitchen table.

Multiple myeloma is a relatively rare type of blood cancer. Jerome Stracke credits his care team and healthy habits for his success, and feels fortunate that expertise in this disease was available so close to home.

A multiple myeloma physician talking with a nurse in the clinic.

March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, an opportunity to shed light on a disease that accounts for approximately 10% of all blood cancers. Treatment options for multiple myeloma have expanded in recent years, leading to better patient outcomes and longer survival rates.

Multiple myeloma is cancer of the immune system. Oncologist Sascha Tuchman, MD, MHS, shares what you need to know about the condition and treatment.

Shakira Grant, MBBS, the studies’ principal investigator, shared the findings during oral presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in New Orleans.

Headshots of Sascha Tuchman and Dell Strayhorn

Sascha Tuchman, MD, MHS, and Dell Strayhorn, MPH, FNP-C, along with Tuchman’s son, Ezra, will be trekking across Greenland to raise funds and awareness about multiple myeloma.

Sascha Tuchman uses a stethoscope on a patient's back

Sascha Tuchman, MD, MHS, specializes in hematology, and specifically multiple myeloma and amyloidosis. At UNC Lineberger, he collaborates with other UNC Lineberger clinicians and scientists, and works to cultivate the next generation of myeloma experts.

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