zenbuzzfizz

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   by zenbuzzfizz 12y ago

   True. For multiple myeloma, the average age at diagnosis is 65 years. However, there are more and more young patients each year. The youngest person I have seen was 18 years old.
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   by zenbuzzfizz 12y ago

   Sorry to hear about your dad's illness. MM is a bitch. If coming to the US is an option, there is a treatment center (Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy MIRT) that is part of the University of Arkansas and is probably one of t
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   by zenbuzzfizz 12y ago

   You are thinking of allogeneic bone marrow transplants (bone marrow is transplanted from a donor) where there is a 20% chance of death. Typically, myeloma patients get autologous transplants (the patient self donates bone marrow stem cells
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   by zenbuzzfizz 12y ago

   I don't see any discussion of the M-count (monoclonal protein) response. My understanding is this is the key measure of myeloma. It would be really great if this turns out to be a real treatment option because, harsh as it appears fro