Multiple myeloma can be challenging to diagnose, and many patients go without the right medical care for too long. One reason for the delay is that this cancer is rare, so physicians who’ve never seen it before
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This test is usually done to diagnose several different conditions, including: Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system (which fights germs) Leukemia, a blood cancer Kidney diseases Autoimmune diseases ...
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Bone-modifying agents (BMAs) are integral to managing patients with advanced cancer. They improve quality of survival by reducing skeletal-related events, treating hypercalcaemia and chemotherapy-induced bone loss (Coleman in Clin Cancer Res 12: 6243s–6
Bone-modifying agents (BMAs) are integral to managing patients with advanced cancer. They improve quality of survival by reducing skeletal-related events, treating hypercalcaemia and chemotherapy-induced bone loss (Coleman in Clin Cancer Res 12: 6243s–6
There are additional tests a doctor may order to diagnose and stage pancreatic cancer. These tests include: Angiogram: an X-ray that images blood vessels to show if an area of blood flow is blocked, such as by a tumor. CT scans: these are types of X-rays that show cross sections of ...
Chief Innovations Officer, Professor, and Vice President of Cancer Services John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center Imagine that an oncologist who specializes in leukemia is sitting in an airplane some 35,000 feet above sea level being asked to diagnose a patient in an em...
duplicate PAGE gels may also be stained with Coomassie brilliant blue to serve as loading controls when it comes to interpreting western blot results too. These may be used to diagnose infectious and non-infectious diseases, assess the efficacy of therapeutic intervent...
However, hematologists are in the unique position to diagnose AL amyloidosis at a presymptomatic stage, checking biomarkers of amyloid organ involvement in patients with monoclonal gammopathies at higher risk to develop the disease. Adequate technology and expertise are needed for a prompt and correct...