Multiple Myeloma

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Research shows that using a lower dose of a steroid medication is actually more beneficial for patients with multiple myeloma, and that the higher dose can actually decrease survival.

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Find out how a multiple myeloma patient is fighting back by raising money for research and helping scientists and pharmaceutical companies get drugs to market sooner.

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Scientists found that combining two existent treatments improves survival chances and remission time for multiple myeloma patients.

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Testing for cancer

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Learn how multiple myeloma is diagnosed, how its severity is determined and how its spread is monitored.

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Multiple myeloma is highly resistant to treatment; up until recently, conventional therapy hasn't made too many strides. Find out what the future holds.

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Just the basics

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These 10 slides cover the most important facts about multiple myeloma. If you need a quick overview without a lot of in-depth information, then this is definitely for you.

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An outstanding and detailed interactive introduction to multiple myeloma, including what it is, what causes it and how it's treated.

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Check out this description of the common multiple myeloma symptoms and advice on how they could be managed.

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Risk factors

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Scientists have narrowed down risk factors that increase a person's chances of developing multiple myleloma; check them out here.

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Cases of multiple myeloma have been increasing every year, and it's now being diagnosed in much younger patients. What could be the cause for this increase?

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