Multiple Myeloma : Causes

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Causes could include:
Plasma cells help the body's immune system fight disease. Multiple myeloma occurs when plasma cells grow out of control. Excessive plasma cells can form a tumor in the bone marrow called a myeloma. Many tumors are called multiple myeloma. The grow...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 20, 2006
Multiple myeloma is a cancer in which antibody-producing plasma cells grow in an uncontrolled and invasive (malignant) manner.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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