Question 1

pl suggest any alternative remedy/ies for multiple myeloma  i am 48 yer old and  no m band seen at this moment after 6 months of chemo?

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Need mor einfo: Myeloma has many treatment variations. Most younger patients(such as you) are treated with chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplant(autologous type or asct)). You should discuss with your doctor the pros and cons of asct in your case. Otherwise you are doing well yet you should be on maintenance chemotherapy with a drug like lenalidomide(revlimid) at the present time.

Question 2

what are the common symptoms of smoldering multiple myeloma?

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None: No symptoms by definition. Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM)  is asymptomatic. If it is "symptomatic" then it is (symptomatic) multiple myeloma (MM). A new International Myeloma Working Group definition of SMM and MM was just published...http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(14)70442-5/abstract Ultra high risk SMM is now called MM. The trial E3A06 looks at SMM.

Question 3

which groups are most frequently affected by multiple myeloma?

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Family, blacks: Old report (2003):
myeloma and race: a review of the literature.
Benjamin m, reddy s, brawley ow.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12716040
"... Increased myeloma morbidity and mortality in blacks..."

see also: familial monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, multiple myeloma, and other cancers (k. Anderson)
http://www.Hematology.Org/publications/hematologist/2009/4422.Aspx.

Question 4

how can the presence of multiple myeloma be recognized in teenagers?

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Not: Myeloma is not considered a disease of teenagers. The typical patient is over 40.

Question 5

is multiple myeloma contagious?

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No: It is not contagious.

Question 6

is there a cure for multiple myeloma?

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Maybe: Conventionally we call myeloma an incurable cancer.
However we are seeing survival rates increasing.
Now pts out 10 years are not that uncommon (ash 2009 - curability of multiple myeloma - delasalle et al.)

"conclusions: assuming that prolonged cr for more than 10 years translates into potential cure, we calculated a "cure fraction" of 2% for patients treated between 1987 -1997.".

Question 7

is multiple myeloma is still not curable?

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1 day hopefully not: One day, i'd like to quit saying that multiple myeloma is incurable disease, we have so many medication- biological chemo, transplantation that we can offer to treat this disease. Newer medication is more potent and able to give a very good response and increase survival of patient. However, for now we can't yet cure this disease. Allogeneic transplant would be the only thing that can cure myeloma.

Question 8

how does multiple myeloma affect the kidney?

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Nephropathy: Myeloma produces proteins called light chains which can essentially "clog up" the kidney producing myeloma nephropathy.  Myeloma also produces humoral substances which can damage the kidney.

Question 9

how long do patients live with multiple myeloma?

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It is age dependent: On average 68% of myeloma patients are alive at 5 years. About 55% of younger patients are alive at 10 years. The survival time and percent is changing because of stem cell transplant, revlamid, velcade (bortezomib) and other new drugs. Most survival data looks at patients treated a few years ago, so the impact of new treatment has to catch up.
Stage and aggressiveness of the disease also influence survival.

Question 10

can multiple myeloma be cured with papaya leaves?

Accepted Answer

No: No, this is not a treatment for myeloma.

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