DEAR DR. ROACH: Would it be possible for you to explain my recent diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)? Apparently, 3% to 5% of the population over the age of 50 show ...

As a part of its “Speaking Out” video series, on behalf of the International Myeloma Foundation, CURE® spoke with their chief medical officer, Dr. Joseph Mikhael about the precursors to multiple ...

Speakers on precursor disease addressed distinctions between MGUS and smoldering multiple myeloma, risk stratification, and new thinking on the role of immunological aging, especially how it affects ...

A plasma cell neoplasia is a benign or malignant disease defined by the overproduction of plasma cells. The three types of plasma cell neoplasms include monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined ...

Contrary to earlier studies, the not-entirely-rare condition known as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) did not appear to raise risk for autoimmune disease when examined in the ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering myeloma are both precursor conditions that can turn into multiple myeloma, a type of cancer that affects plasma cell production ...

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on January 16, 2024, entitled, “Bone marrow adipocytes provide early sign for progression from MGUS to multiple myeloma.” Multiple ...

Free light chains, kappa (κ) lambda (λ), are produced by plasma cells and known to be an important marker in patients with Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis. The precursor condition to Multiple ...

Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow -- the soft, spongy interior of bone where all ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers continue to study the risk factors for the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez/Getty Images Smoking, poor sleep, and obesity may increase the risk ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Would it be possible for you to explain my recent diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)? Apparently, 3% to 5% of the population over the age of 50 show ...