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Co to jest IMF? Założona w roku 1990 International Myeloma Foundation (IMF, Międzynarodowa Fundacja do spraw Szpiczaka) jest najstarszą i największą na świecie fundacją zajmującą się problematyką dotyczącą szpiczaka mnogiego.
Easy Read: What is myeloma? This guide uses easy words and pictures to help you understand what myeloma is.
Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer affecting plasma cells. It occurs when malignant myeloma cells outweigh the number of healthy cells in the bone marrow.
22 sie 2024 · Multiple myeloma (MM), also known by the names plasma cell myeloma and Kahler disease, is a multifocal proliferation of plasma cells based in the bone marrow. It is the most common primary malignant bone neoplasm in adults.
Paraproteins are often found in the blood and urine if you have myeloma. One part of the paraprotein is called the light chain. This is also known as the Bence Jones protein. The body gets rid of the light chain in the urine. So blood and urine tests are a way of detecting these light chains to diagnose and monitor myeloma.
Myeloma, also known as multiple myeloma, is a blood cancer arising from plasma cells. At any one time there are around 24,000 people living with myeloma in the UK. It accounts for 15 per cent of blood cancers, and two per cent of all cancers.
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells that produce monoclonal immunoglobulin and invade and destroy adjacent bone tissue. Common manifestations include lytic lesions in bones that cause pain and/or fractures, renal insufficiency, hypercalcemia, anemia, and recurrent infections.
