Take the Lead: Optimizing Palliative Care
Foundation News Treatment NewsWhile not every person with FD/MAS has pain, many in the FD/MAS community do experience significant pain, and their concerns are not always taken seriously. Because of the varied responses that patients receive to their concerns, it’s important to understand the resources available for addressing FD/MAS-related pain. To explore this topic, we spoke to FD/MAS […]
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Research Article Emphasizes the Importance of Screening for Patients with FD/MAS for Pain
Foundation News Research News Treatment NewsPain in people with FD/MAS is common and can come and go. While not every person with FD/MAS experiences FD-related pain, every person who seeks help for FD/MAS pain should be taken seriously. Among many clinicians, there has been a longstanding and misinformed belief that FD/MAS does not cause pain. This idea has been refuted, […]
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Study Examines FD/MAS and Quality of Life (QOL)
Treatment NewsQuality of life (QOL)—we all seek it. For patients with fibrous dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS), a life free of pain, anxiety, and depression is often overlooked in the task of day-to-day living. Researcher Amanda Konradi, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, published three separate studies in 2021 related to QOL. All three […]
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Bone Pain and Fibrous Dysplasia, McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS)
Treatment NewsIn July 2021 FD/MAS Alliance launched a monthly webinar series, live-streamed and available for free. Topics will range from medical education to more specific research updates, and will also include social topics of particular interest to the community. We are especially grateful to IONIS, Ultragenyx, and our Charlie’s Angels giving circle for supporting this series. These […]
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A Better Method for Detecting the Risk of Vision Loss in Craniofacial FD
Foundation News Research News Treatment NewsOptic neuropathy or vision loss is a major concern for people with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia (FD). Because surgical correction can lead to further complications, management and treatment for FD related vision loss has been a challenge and source of debate for decades. A previous study found that FD lesions closing around the optic canal rarely […]
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An FD/MAS Community Webinar Series
Foundation News Treatment NewsFD/MAS Alliance launched an ongoing monthly webinar series, live-streamed and available for free. Topics range from medical education to more specific research updates and include social topics of particular interest to the community. We are incredibly grateful to IONIS, Ultragenyx, and our Charlie’s Angels monthly giving circle for supporting this series. We thank all those […]
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COVID-19 and FD/MAS an Updated Conversation
Treatment NewsOn March 12th FD/MAS Alliance hosted a COVID-19 and FD/MAS update from experts at the NIH and UCSF. Here are some major takeaways: Continue to look at guidelines from trusted sources such as the CDC for guidelines on travel, social distancing, and mask wearing All approved vaccines are safe for the FD/MAS community to take […]
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Fall Webinar Success Leads to Hopes for Future Programming
Advocacy News Foundation News Treatment NewsThis past fall, FDF livestreamed two Educational Webinars over Facebook for free. As an organization, FDF thought it was important to bring educational programming to the fibrous dysplasia and McCune-Albright community and we were thrilled to bring the experts to our community. Two webinars took place and were well attended by the patient community. A […]
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A New Clinical Pathway for FD/MAS
Foundation News Treatment NewsThis spring, a new Clinical Pathway for FD/MAS Care was published by the International Consortium of FD/MAS Researchers. This news is equally exciting for the patient community as it is for this renowned group of researchers and patient advocates who have worked on the Clinical Pathway project for several years. Along with other international patient […]
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New Research Paper Analyzes Scoliosis Treatments in FD/MAS Patients
Foundation News Research News Treatment NewsThough fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS) is not, in and of itself, a fatal condition, the many complications associated with this chronic and rare disease can occasionally be life threatening. One example of a potentially fatal complication is scoliosis, the sideways curvature of the spine, which can affect FD patients. If left unmanaged, severe scoliosis can […]
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