Multiple myeloma will strike over 20,000 people in the United States each year, the Leukemia and Lymphatic Society reported in 2010. Multiple myeloma, a type of blood cell cancer, develops in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell. Plasma cells,...
Multiple myeloma is a tumor of your plasma cells, the white blood cells that make antibodies. The tumor starts in your bone marrow, where blood cells are formed, then spreads out and destroys your bone. According to Charles Linker, M.D., Director...
Multiple myeloma is a cancer in the bone marrow of the plasma cells--white blood cells that normally fight infection. The disease causes excessive production of these cells, leading to several complications. The complications vary among patients,...
Your skeleton has the dual job of providing protection and making movement possible. But it can be affected by a variety of diseases, including tumors, infections, decreased bone density, abnormal thickness or softening, abnormal curvature of the...
The chest comprises the pectoralis major muscle. This is a two-headed muscle group that consists of a clavicular, or upper, head, and a sternal, or lower, head. The pectoralis major is responsible for transverse shoulder adduction and transverse...
