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1. Multiple Myeloma Genome Unlocked - US News and World Report
Discovery paves way for better therapies for some blood cancer patients, experts say
2. Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients - US News and World Report
Three-quarters of those who had relapsed saw disease stabilize or improve, study shows
3. Multiple myeloma
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Multiple myeloma is cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow. Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
4. Multiple Myeloma : Diagnosis
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Blood and urine tests Often, the original diagnosis of multiple myeloma is made from routine blood tests that are performed for other reasons. Blood tests may indicate: anemia abnormal red blood cells high serum protein levels low levels of normal... Author: Margaret Alic Ph.D. Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
5. Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis -- Information from the Merck Manual
Normally, plasma cells make up less than 1% of the cells in the bone marrow; in multiple myeloma, typically the vast majority of bone marrow elements are cancerous plasma cells. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells in which abnormal... http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch175/ch175c.html#sec14-ch175-ch175c-343
6. Multiple myeloma -- Information from Harvard Medical School
Multiple myeloma is cancer of the bone marrow caused by the uncontrolled growth of plasma cells, a form of white blood cells. Overall, about 29% of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma live more than five years after diagnosis. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10374.html#diagnosis
7. Cancer, multiple myeloma - Screening and diagnosis -- Mayo Clinic
Your doctor may also conduct other blood tests to check for beta-2-microglobulin another protein produced by myeloma cells or to measure the percentage of plasma cells in your bone marrow. Multiple myeloma is cancer originating in bone marrow... http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=214BA123-97CC-4F97-89A1344C33E12F... |
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