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Do you ever wonder if the myeloma is coming back? It’s often the first question a patient in remission asks when they get…
Myeloma
Myeloma is a rare blood cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies that help fight off infectious pathogens and other threats.
While myeloma treatment can drive the disease into remission, sometimes for long periods of time, the cancer will often come back after a few months or years, and additional treatments will be needed.
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An arm of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) — which reviews clinical trial data for drugs under regulatory review in the European Union — has…
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I am folding laundry in the living room when my mum makes a quiet remark about the weather. For a second, the tone of her…
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A new study by U.S. researchers suggests that using high-potency chemotherapy in myeloma as part of bridging therapy — medications given before patients are…
There isn’t a single test that can tell whether someone has myeloma, so doctors use the collective results of a physical exam, blood and…
The exact cause of myeloma is not known. In most cases, there is no obvious reason why this rare blood cancer develops, although scientists…
