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Multiple Myeloma
Hematology · Oncology
Severe
Severity
Rare — accounts for about 1-2% of all cancers, more common in older adults
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Hematology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Arises from genetic mutations in plasma cells that cause uncontrolled clonal proliferation
- 2though the exact trigger remains unclear. Risk factors include older age
- 3male sex
- 4obesity
- 5family history
- 6and a preceding condition called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
- 7which can progress to myeloma over time.
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