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Multiple myeloma: managing a complex blood cancer

Dowling, Maura
; 
Kelly, Mary
; 
Meenaghan, Teresa
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/14695
 https://doi.org/10.13025/22724
Publication Date
2016-09-10
Keywords
Multiple myeloma, Fatigue, Infection, Bone health, Peripheral neuropathy, Renal failure
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Dowling, Maura, Kelly, Mary, & Meenaghan, Teresa. (2016). Multiple myeloma: managing a complex blood cancer. British Journal of Nursing, 25(16), S18-S28. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2016.25.S18
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This article gives a comprehensive overview of multiple myeloma (MM), a complex blood cancer involving overproduction of plasma cells. Although MM remains incurable, patients are living longer as a result of multiple treatment options. However, MM patients are also living with a higher symptom burden. The overall aims in managing MM are therefore to control disease progression, prolong survival and improve quality of life.
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Mark Allen Healthcare
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