Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

Rapid advances have revolutionized the treatment of multiple myeloma, providing better disease control and prolonging survival. Patients are living years longer, thanks to novel combination therapies ...

Multiple myeloma affects many systems in the body, including the bones, blood, kidneys, and immune system. The symptoms that may have sent you to the doctor in the first place, such as back or leg ...

Multiple myeloma diagnosis integrates blood tests, genetic assessments, and imaging to guide personalized treatment and patient engagement. Smoldering multiple myeloma involves active surveillance to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the use of Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) ...

Hospitals are seeing success treating multiple myeloma with advanced therapies. Second autologous stem cell transplants, even ...

How Does Multiple Myeloma Impact the Kidneys? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of immune cell found in bone marrow. Healthy plasma cells make proteins called antibodies to fight ...

Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones. While people with multiple myeloma can live for ...