multiple myeloma

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Transplant, new model of care give hope to Salvadoran mom after cancer diagnosis

Veronica Ciudad-Real shares her experience with multiple myeloma treatment as an international patient at Mayo Clinic.

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Multiple myeloma: New, better treatments are improving outcomes

Cancer experts have been exploring and improving multiple myeloma treatments that can extend periods of remission and enhance quality of life.

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What is multiple myeloma?

March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. Here's what you should know about this relatively uncommon form of blood cancer.

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“Divine design” gives multiple myeloma patient transplant, care at home

Ann Arneson, diagnosed with multiple myeloma, is Mayo Clinic’s first bone marrow transplant patient to recover at home thanks to the new advanced care at home program.

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Treatment of smoldering myeloma delays progression, study finds

Results of a study on smoldering multiple myeloma presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting suggest that the cancer drug lenalidomide[...]

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Researchers ID gene types behind racial disparities in myeloma

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known twofold to threefold increase in myeloma diagnoses among African-Americans. Researchers[...]