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1. Multiple myeloma : Causes, incidence, and risk factors  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Plasma cells help the body's immune system fight disease by producing substances called antibodies. In multiple myeloma, plasma cells grow out of control and form tumors in the bone marrow. The excess growth of plasma cells interferes with the bod...• 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.
2. Multiple Myeloma  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Multiple myeloma is a cancer in which antibody-producing plasma cells grow in an uncontrolled and invasive (malignant) manner.• Author: Margaret Alic Ph.D.

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3. Cancer, multiple myeloma - Risk factors -- Mayo Clinic
Multiple myeloma is cancer originating in bone marrow plasma cells. Other factors that may increase your risk of developing multiple myeloma include exposure to radiation and working in petroleum-related industries.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=214BA123-97CC-4F97-89A1344C33E12F...
4. MedlinePlus: Multiple Myeloma
Plasma-cell myeloma Multiple myeloma is a cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell. (International Myeloma Foundation) Understanding Balloon Kyphoplasty and Myeloma-Induced Vertebral Compression Fractures.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplemyeloma.html
5. What You Need To Know About™ Multiple Myeloma - National Cancer Institute
*, cancer that starts in certain white blood cells (plasma cells) You will read about possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. Information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of multiple myeloma.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/myeloma
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