For most people living with multiple myeloma, bone pain tops the list of symptoms. No wonder, given that the disease causes cancerous plasma cells to build up in bone marrow (the soft tissue in bones) ...
Panelists discuss the emotional and diagnostic journey of a multiple myeloma patient and his care partner, highlighting how incidental back pain led to an unexpected cancer diagnosis, the initial ...
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 treatment involved carfilzomib, bendamustine, dexamethasone, and zoledronic acid, alongside MRI scans and radiation therapy. Severe spinal fractures led to significant height loss and ...
For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination. Her primary care physician had ruled ...
"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through ...
Rheumatologist Dr Thomas Batty and haematologist Dr Emma Conway O'Brien describe a rational approach to investigating multifocal pain ...
Hospitals are seeing success treating multiple myeloma with advanced therapies. Second autologous stem cell transplants, even ...