A mammogram is an imaging test that uses X-rays of the breasts to look for and identify breast cancer. The pictures are reviewed by a radiologist—a medical professional who specializes in evaluating imaging tests—to check for lumps, masses (tumors), changes in breast size or shape, and other signs of cancer. In general, your doctor could…
Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that originates in your bone marrow’s plasma cells, which are a type of white blood cell. The prognosis for multiple myeloma varies with treatment. If not treated, multiple myeloma can cause unconsciousness, bone fractures, cardiac arrest, and renal damage or failure. Your age and the stage of…
I scheduled an appointment with a dermatologist within my network in early 2020. My arm had this scab that would not seem to heal. During the visit, the dermatologist biopsied the scab and forwarded it to the laboratory for examination. The office of the dermatologist called weeks later inquiring about the results of the biopsy….
Multiple myeloma, a kind of blood cancer, begins from plasma cells in the bone marrow. There, abnormal plasma cells proliferate rapidly, which arrests the production of healthy blood cells by the bone marrow. It causes anemia or low count of red blood cells, infections, bone fractures, and damage to the kidney due to abnormal proliferation…