Multiple myeloma News

FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Diagnosing cancer is more difficult in certain groups of patients, according to a British study. Researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 41,000 patients with 24 types of cancer who were treated in 158 ...

WEDNESDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- The genome of the highly aggressive blood cancer multiple myeloma has been mapped by a team of North American scientists, who say their achievement will improve understanding of what causes the disease and m...

SATURDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Advances in the treatment of blood cancers offer new hope for increased survival, according to two studies scheduled to be presented at the American Society of Hematology meeting Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Resul...

THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer researchers say they have a better treatment for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma than the current standard therapy. Their study finds that treatment with lenalidomide plus low-dose dexame...

MONDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Preliminary findings suggest that responders to the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11 may be at higher risk for multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood. Notably, half of the cases identified among law enforceme...

WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- The sequencing of the first three multiple myeloma whole genomes has been completed by U.S. scientists, who said this success will lead to a better understanding of this form of blood cancer and advance effor...