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The survival rate for patients with Stage IV melanoma has improved in the last 15 years. Unfortunately, the prognosis even with treatment is bleak. Many patients die within the first year the cancer is discovered. The specific prognosis depends a lot on what part of the body the cancer has traveled to.
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∙ 11y agohe is 71, been through many severe treatments, including failure of stem cell for 15 years. kidneys now afftected. taken off all treatments now. how long will this go on? he is prepared and ready to go.
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∙ 13y ago.Likelihood of long-term survival depends on: the type and location of the tumor.how much the tumor has metastasized.More than 85% of patients survive for more than five years after complete surgical removal of low-grade osteosarcoma.
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∙ 9y agoMultiple myeloma is a highly individualistic disease. Your survival rate, therefore, will depend on the characteristics and severity of your individual case. A few years ago, the average survival rate was about 3-5 years. However, due to the work of International Myeloma Foundation in encouraging research and new treatments, survival has increased to around 10 years, on average.
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How can multiple myeloma be prevented?
There are no clearly-established risk factors for multiple myeloma and it is possible that a combination of factors interact to cause the disease. Thus, there is no method for preventing multiple myeloma.
What is Myeloma?
Myeloma is a condition in which plasma cells become cancerous. It is sometimes referred to as plasma cell dyscrasia or plasma cell myeloma, and most commonly as multiple myeloma (MM). Multiple myeloma is the most common form found in patients.
Is multiple myeloma a leukemia or lymphoma?
Yes, multiple myeloma may involve lymph nodes though it usually starts in the bone marrow. I have seen multiple myeloma in lymph nodes and in liver. I am an autopsy pathologist.
Where can you find multiple myeloma treatment?
myeloma.org (international myeloma foundation) themmrf.org (multiple myeloma research foundation) lls.org (leukemia and lymphoma society) All of these organizations can refer you to myeloma specialists and give more information about treatment.
Treatment of multiple myeloma?
There are a variety of treatment options for multiple myeloma. Some of these include bone marrow transplants, and radiation therapy.
What is myeloma cancer?
Myeloma is a condition in which plasma cells become cancerous. It is sometimes referred to as plasma cell dyscrasia or plasma cell myeloma, and most commonly as multiple myeloma (MM). Multiple myeloma is the most common form found in patients.
What are the five year survival rates for myeloma patients?
Non-Hodgkins lymphone is very much a nasty disease. The five year survival rate is around fifty percetage.There was over twenty-three-thousand deaths.
Does multiple myeloma causes nephrotic syndrome?
no
Is multiple myeloma an Asbestos-related cancer?
No.
What is smoldering multiple myeloma?
i think smoldering multiple myeloma means that the patient's plasma cells have vacuolated red cytoplasm that looks like cells on fire.
What happens in multiple myeloma?
Multiple myeloma is a disease in which malignant plasma cells spread through the bone marrow and hard outer portions of the large bones of the body. These myeloma cells may form tumors called plasmacytomas.
What has the author Neil S Harris written?
Neil S. Harris has written: 'Multiple myeloma and related serum protein disorders' -- subject(s): Electrophoresis, Myeloma Proteins, Analysis, Blood Proteins, Blood Protein Electrophoresis, Multiple Myeloma, Blood
