multiple myeloma
noun
: a disease of bone marrow that is characterized by the presence of numerous myelomas in various bones of the body
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The documentary marked the first time Scialfa publicly addressed getting diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow and are an important part of the immune system, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 25 July 2025
Examples include immunotherapies for brain cancers; viral therapy that targets lymphoma; and drug therapies against multiple myeloma, lymphoma and brain tumors.
—Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Scialfa, a member of Springsteen's E Street Band, has been on hiatus from the group since revealing she had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer.
—Chris Jordan, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Roberts died in 2016 at the age of 90, Boyle died from multiple myeloma and heart disease in 2006 at 71, and Sawyer Sweeten died by suicide in 2015 at 19.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 June 2025
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Daniela Avila, People.com, 25 July 2025
Examples include immunotherapies for brain cancers; viral therapy that targets lymphoma; and drug therapies against multiple myeloma, lymphoma and brain tumors.
—Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
Scialfa, a member of Springsteen's E Street Band, has been on hiatus from the group since revealing she had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer.
—Chris Jordan, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Roberts died in 2016 at the age of 90, Boyle died from multiple myeloma and heart disease in 2006 at 71, and Sawyer Sweeten died by suicide in 2015 at 19.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 June 2025
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“Multiple myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20myeloma. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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