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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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.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 June 2025
About 10% of people with SMM progress to multiple myeloma each year.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
For those who don’t know, multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that’s long been known as incurable.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Those are the trade-offs for keeping multiple myeloma in check.
—David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 June 2025
About 10% of people with SMM progress to multiple myeloma each year.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
For those who don’t know, multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that’s long been known as incurable.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Those are the trade-offs for keeping multiple myeloma in check.
—David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
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“Multiple myeloma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiple%20myeloma. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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