¿Qué es el mieloma múltiple?

El mieloma múltiple es un cáncer poco común que comienza en un tipo de glóbulo blanco llamado célula plasmática. Cuando estas células se vuelven anormales y crecen rápidamente, se convierte en cáncer. Las células plasmáticas se encuentran en la médula ósea y en la capa externa de los huesos. El mieloma múltiple no es un cáncer de huesos, pero es un cáncer que afecta a los huesos.

Tratamiento del mieloma múltiple

The outlook for remission for your myeloma is better now than ever. New approaches to chemotherapies, a fuller understanding of drug interactions and a better grasp of how cancer works on a molecular level empower your cancer care team to help bring about remission.

Your treatment plan will be determined by your care team based on age, medical history, type and stage of multiple myeloma, and personal preferences. Multiple myeloma treatment options may include:

Centros especializados en el tratamiento del mieloma.

Centro Oncológico Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons - Dallas

The Blood Cancer Research and Treatment Center at Baylor Scott & White Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center – Dallas is one of few specialized centers nationally. The center combines the expertise of a multidisciplinary physician team on the medical staff to treat multiple myeloma in Dallas.

Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Templo

Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Templo, located in Temple, Texas, offers an integrated care team for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, including hematologist/oncologists, hepatopathologists and cytogeneticists on the medical staff in Central Texas.