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- Alternate name: Kahler's disease
- No cure but treatable with steroids, chemotherapy and radiation
- Part of the hematological malignancy cancers
- Can affect many organs
- Common signs are bone pain and anemia
- Treatment focuses on suppression and containment
- More frequent in men than womenMMRF: Intro to Myeloma
- 96% of cases diagnosed in people over 45MMRF: Intro to Myeloma
- Incidence higher in African AmericansMMRF: Intro to Myeloma
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Myeloma, also known as Kahler's disease, is a cancer of the body's plasma cells. Plasma cells are found in the bone marrow, and produce antibodies for the immune system.
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United States Statistics
- Accounts for 1% of cancers in whitesMMRF: Intro to Myeloma
- Accounts for 2% of cancers in blacksMMRF: Intro to Myeloma
- People living with myeloma: 63,084LLS: Myeloma
- New cases: Estimated 19,920 in 2008LLS: Myeloma
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Myeloma on Amazon
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Multiple Myeloma Awareness Ribbon Mouse Pad - $14.99
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100 Questions and Answers About Myeloma (100 Questions & Answers about . . .) - $18.95
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Treatment of Multiple Myeloma and Related Disorders - $68.00
Due to major advances in understanding the biology and pathogenesis of the disease, the management of multiple myeloma is changing rapidly. New diagnostic and prognostic criteria h...Amazon
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Multiple Myeloma: The Plain English Handbook for Patients and Care Givers - $18.95
A concise and helpful overview of the disease, including therapies, medications, problems, and lifestyle changes. Many helpful hints in an easy to understand format which avoids a...Amazon
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New York: Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) Honors Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with 2009 Center of the Year http://bit.ly/8CNnRY
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lenalidomide in treating ppl w/ progressive or recurrent multiple myeloma after donor stem cell transplant http://bit.ly/8J7Fwv
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romidepsin & bortezomib 4 multiple myeloma http://bit.ly/72zO4i
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romidepsin & bortezomib 4 multiple myeloma http://bit.ly/72zO4i
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vorinostat, bortezomib, & doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome in treating ppl w/ relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma http://bit.ly/7SJcXR
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