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Multiple Myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells. Read more about this complex disease. |
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No single factor has been consistantly associated with multiple myeloma. |
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Learning you have cancer may make you feel as though you are lost in a foreign land where you don't speak the language. This is a glossary of basic terms. |
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Finding a MGUS means there is an abnormal protein detected in a blood test. Although it doesn't represent cancer, because those with a MGUS are at risk of developing MM or related disorders, lifelong monitoring is required. |
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Dr. Brian Durie provides an overview of Myeloma Bone Disease |
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Transplantation allows doctors to administer higher doses ofchemotherapy than would otherwise be possible. Medical experts have not arrived at a fixed set of guidelines for selecting patients who will benefit the most from transplant. |
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Deciding about treatment is the most important initial decision. |
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William Bensinger, MD explains this new approach, which is currently the subject of clinical trials. |
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Nonsecretory myeloma is characterized by the absence of an M protein in both the serum and urine. |
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Renal failure is present in approximately 20% of patients with multiple myeloma. Renal function impairment is usually caused by "myeloma kidney" and is reversible in 50% of patients, particularly when it is moderate and related to hypercalcemia. |
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