Stem Cell Transplant Makes Patients With Multiple Myeloma Live Longer

Nowadays, people will likely feel terrible when hearing of multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer starting in plasma cells, which is a type of white blood cell.

GZ, Singapore (prHWY.com) August 10, 2012 - Nowadays, people will likely feel terrible when hearing of multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer starting in plasma cells, which is a type of white blood cell. This disease has several symptoms, including bone pain usually in the back and ribs, broken bones usually in the spine, terrible tiredness, thirstiness, frequent infections, frequent fevers, weight loss, nausea, constipation and frequent urination. As the most common type among all plasma cell cancers, it can be diagnosed by doctors after a routine blood test. In most cases, it may be suspected by doctors after an x-ray for a broken bone.

In the past, the patients can survive for about two to three years with conventional chemotherapy. Now, stem cell transplant is perceived as the best procedure for all newly diagnosed myeloma patients who are identified to be suitable for the transplant. Most patients who suffer from multiple myeloma have been reported to survive for more than five years after receiving autologous stem cell transplant.

After receiving stem cell transplant, the patients are required to undergo regular checkups at intervals. Through checkups, they can notice the changes in their health. If they notice any health problems during the process, they usually contact their doctors in time. Then, their doctors will do some work to see if the cancer returns. Even when they think the cancer is totally killed, the disease sometimes appears again in that undetected myeloma cells still exist somewhere in their body after treatment.

If you are suffering from symptoms of heart problems and seeking for stem cell transplant, you can visit hospital in Singapore to know more useful information about stem cell transplant. There you will learn clearly how stem cell transplant is conducted and the cost of this procedure.

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