myeloma

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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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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[...]