In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells build up inside bone marrow -- the spongy tissue inside large bones where blood cells are produced. Over time, myeloma cells cause damage to bones, kidneys, ...

Bone marrow biopsies are among medicine's most painful and expensive tests. Cancer patients often undergo them. But soon, a blood test may reduce the need for this procedure. Several hundred thousand ...

Doctors have long relied on painful procedures to diagnose and monitor certain blood cancers. One of these cancers is multiple myeloma, a disease that starts in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is the ...

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) released guidelines on the diagnosis of light chain (AL) amyloidosis, a rare and life-threatening disease of the bone marrow. The guidelines, published in the ...

What if doctors could more accurately diagnose and monitor blood cancer with a simple blood draw? This vision is becoming a ...

Each monthly installment examines an aspect of multiple myeloma care, including delivering the diagnosis, building trust, ...

Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation: Exploring the Latest Advances and Gaps in Disparities, Psychosocial and Symptom Management Interventions, and Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Care Although ...