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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Jim Tauber, a longtime film executive who was president of Sidney Kimmel Entertainment for a decade after working at Fox, Propaganda Films, Columbia TriStar and elsewhere, has died of multiple myeloma complications.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The new step, announced on Wednesday, creates a presumptive service connection for Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans diagnosed with acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelofibrosis, urinary bladder, ureter, and related genitourinary cancers.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
After two months of testing, in January he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer and began treatment at City of Hope.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
John Drew was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in his later years and was supported by Drew, who paid for his hospice care.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
The new step, announced on Wednesday, creates a presumptive service connection for Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans diagnosed with acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelofibrosis, urinary bladder, ureter, and related genitourinary cancers.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
After two months of testing, in January he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer and began treatment at City of Hope.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
John Drew was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in his later years and was supported by Drew, who paid for his hospice care.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Multiple myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20myeloma. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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