Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer that develops in the plasma cells, which are white blood cells that help you fight infection by making antibodies. Multiple myeloma starts in the plasma ...

Normally, the bone marrow has a small number of plasma cells; however, when there are cancerous cells in the bone marrow as a result of multiple myeloma, the cancerous cells produce abnormal plasma ...

For some types of cancer, risk factors are known for the majority of cases. For example, smoking causes most lung cancers. This provides an opportunity for prevention. With multiple myeloma, few cases ...

Despite being the second most common haematologic cancer globally, treatment options for multiple myeloma remain limited, with a significant need for new therapies. 1 Multiple myeloma originates i ...

Firefighters, police officer who responded to 9/11 in World Trade Center do have an increased risk of multiple myeloma. There are some other well-defined occupational exposures. For instance ...

Computed tomography (CT) is a sensitive tool for detection of the bone-destructive effects in MM as it can detect small osteolytic lesions ... is a hallmark of multiple myeloma (MM), associated ...

Background: Multiple myeloma (MM), a malignant disease of plasma cells originating in the bone marrow, is influenced significantly by genetic factors. Although plasma liposomes have been linked to MM, ...

More information: Raphael Lutz et al, Bone marrow breakout lesions act as key sites for tumor-immune cell diversification in multiple myeloma, Science Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(17):1799-1807. Despite its efficacy, thalidomide's use has been limited by the agent's toxicity profile. In addition to the widely known teratogenic effects of ...