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Background: Presenting symptoms of multiple myeloma (MM) are vague and nonspecific. Early detection poses a diagnostic challenge in primary care. We assessed whether clinical and laboratory data could provide early clues to MM diagnosis and whether time to detection affects survival. Methods: A ...
Knowing the signs and symptoms of cancer can help you and your doctor make a speedy diagnosis so that the cancer can be treated early. And that can boost the chances that the treatment will be successful. Indications of cancer include such things as unexplained weight loss, fever and night ...
Amyloidosis:The symptoms are related to malfunction or failure of organs or structures infiltrated by amyloid deposits. These symptoms include problems such asheart failure,liverfailure,kidney failure, and blood vessel damage. What Are the First Signs of Multiple Myeloma? Early in the disease, symptom...
Kidney damage in myeloma due to damage from antibody deposits may manifest with foamy urine Severe infections Severe anemia Confusion, changes in consciousness Complications of hematologic malignancies can occur suddenly, and may be the first sign of the condition if early symptoms were not noticeable....
Common early signs and symptoms of cancer in both men and women include: Pain.Bone canceroften hurts from the beginning. Some brain tumors cause headaches that last for days and don’t get better with treatment. Pain can also be a late sign of cancer, so see a doctor if you don't kno...
What are the early warning signs of lung disease? What are the main types of mental illness related to eating disorders? A peripheral blood examination in a 43-year-old man with neurologic symptoms reveals a low hematocrit, low hemoglobin, and a strikingly high MCV. Which of the following ...
Cancer symptoms:Cancer is a disease that almost everyone has heard of. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020. This disease is classified into various categories in terms of its origin and...
The atherosclerosis process begins early in life (as early as teens in some people). When atherosclerosis is mild and the arteries are not substantially narrowed, atherosclerosis causes no symptoms. Therefore, many adults typically are unaware that their arteries are gradually accumulating cholesterol ...
Thus, dermatologists play an important role in identifying NSML as this disorder presents multiple cutaneous symptoms. Regular dermatoscopy follow-ups can also help early diagnose a potential melanoma [36]. 3.2 Treatment Since NSML involves multiple systems, treatment requires multidisciplinary care. ...