Blood tests help doctors detect multiple myeloma by measuring changes in blood cells and proteins associated with bone marrow cancer. A complete blood count (CBC) can show low red blood cells or ...

A blood test is a medical procedure where a sample of a person's blood is taken (called a blood draw) and sent to a lab for analysis. Knowing the results of blood tests helps a physician better ...

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions. The new method, known ...

If you or a loved one has just learned they have multiple myeloma, the diagnosis may come as a surprise. Chances are that you don’t know much -- if anything -- about this type of cancer, so you’ll ...

New research highlights the potential importance of ordering more than one type of antinuclear antibody (ANA) test when clinicians are screening for lupus. ANAs are a type of antibody that are found ...