Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma cells, which are mature white blood cells within the bone marrow. The disease causes bone pain, fractures, infections, anaemia and renal failure. It typically affects people over the age of 60, with about 1700 new diagnoses each year in Australia.[1] It is incurable and carries a life expectancy of 2-7 years depending on the aggressiveness of the tumour cells.
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