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, ...

SAN DIEGO -- A VA health center successfully streamlined the path to bone marrow biopsy by shifting the procedures away from interventional radiology (IR) to a new dedicated bone marrow biopsy clinic.

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

I work as a nurse practitioner in a hematology/oncology department. Although my formal role is the coordinator for the hemophilia & thrombosis treatment center, I also coordinate the bone marrow ...

MGUS represents clonal plasma-cell production of M-protein without CRAB features, so chemotherapy or radiotherapy is not indicated outside progression. Risk stratification hinges on M-protein burden, ...

Your bone marrow is supposed to be your body’s reliable blood cell factory, churning out healthy red cells, white cells, and platelets like clockwork. But sometimes this vital production system goes ...

Patel and his team took advantage of archival bone marrow samples biopsied from the hip bones of patients during clinical testing. These one- to two-centimeter-long pieces of tissue are fixed and ...

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Integration of a focused podcast curriculum (PC) to improve hematology oncology fellow (HOF) knowledge: A multi-center cluster randomized controlled trial. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...

Dr. John H. Stone: A 45-year-old woman was referred to the rheumatology clinic of this hospital because of retroperitoneal fibrosis and the possibility of IgG4-related disease. Seven years before the ...