The blood cancer multiple myeloma, which involves infection-fighting plasma cells in the bone marrow, affects only about 1% of all cancers -- predominantly individuals over age 65. The disease ...

Zometa (zoledronic acid) is prescribed for certain cancer conditions and cancer’s high calcium levels. It comes as a liquid that a healthcare professional gives by infusion. What it’s treating ...

In order to diagnose a patient with multiple myeloma, a physician will typically order several different tests. That’s because multiple myeloma is a complex disease and knowing the results of these ...

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, the antibody-making white blood cells that live in your bone marrow. When these cells turn abnormal and multiply, they crowd out healthy blood-forming ...

Most patients present with asymptomatic, early disease but are found to have abnormal blood and/or urine tests that lead to the diagnosis. In asymptomatic patients, laboratory findings, including ...

Zometa (zoledronic acid) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed for high calcium levels and certain cancers in adults. Zometa is given by intravenous (IV) infusion by your healthcare professional.