| What is Multiple Myeloma? | |
| DISEASE BURDEN | |
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Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematologic malignancy in the world1 |
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Men are 1.5x more likely to develop multiple myeloma than women1 |
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Each year there are more than 130,000 new diagnoses of multiple myeloma worldwide2 |
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This disease is most frequently diagnosed in people between 65 –74 years old2 |
| 1SOURCE: https://www.myeloma.org/what-is-multiple-myeloma 2SOURCE: https://mam.myeloma.org/learn-more-about-multiple-myeloma | |
| SIGNS and SYMPTOMS3 | |
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Shortness of breath or evidence of heart or kidney failure |
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Nervous system disorders |
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Persistent tiredness due to anemia or kidney failure |
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Recurrent unexplained infections, such as pneumonia (lungs) |
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Bone pain that is persistent or recurrent, and fractures |
| 3SOURCE: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/multiple-myeloma/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html | |
What is Multiple Myeloma?
Last modified: May 10, 2022