Living with Myeloma

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, which are types of white blood cells found in the bone marrow. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells grow uncontrollably and crowd the normal plasma cells in the bone marrow.

Since the disease does not have a cure, most people with multiple myeloma will still relapse at some point. Once patients relapse, the disease becomes more difficult to treat. Relapsed refractory multiple myeloma is a complex disease, because as patients relapse, they can become resistant (or refractory) to the therapies they received.More than 32,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with multiple myeloma each year and the median age at diagnosis is 69 years old. African Americans are not only at twice the risk of developing multiple myeloma compared to white Americans, they are also more likely to be diagnosed at a younger age.

Dr. Saad Usmani, andRobert Pugh, share vital information about relapsed refractory multiple myeloma. and about the challenges of living with this difficult-to-treat disease.

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