Many symptoms of multiple myeloma (MM) overlap with other conditions, including low back pain, diabetes, chronic kidney disease and arthritis. Renal insufficiency caused by MM can be difficult to ...
Reflecting on the pain I experienced before my diagnosis of multiple myeloma, I realized how important it was to pay attention to the related symptoms. Many symptoms could be early warning signs of ...
For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms—pain in her spine and hips, nausea, ...
You don’t expect to break a rib while doing light housekeeping. Similarly, you wouldn’t think your worsening back pain might be caused by a type of blood cancer. However, these are among classic ...
Thermo Fisher Scientific received 510 (k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its EXENT system to aid in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The company's EXENT system detects and ...
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 ...
Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is a precancerous condition affecting white blood cells, called plasma cells, in the bone marrow. It can turn into multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that can ...
MM often goes undetected until its later stages because it presents with non-specific symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, bone pain, and recurrent infections. 2,3 However, better awareness, ...
Multiple myeloma can relapse two or more times, and tends to become more aggressive and more treatment-resistant with each ...
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the US have unveiled a new blood test that could change the way multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions are diagnosed and monitored. The ...
The approval for HR-SMM was based on data from the phase 3 AQUILA study, which evaluated Darzalex Faspro in adults aged 31 years and older with HR-SMM.
WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has been diagnosed with "a very treatable blood cancer," and has started treatment, he announced on Tuesday. "After a few days of not feeling like ...