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Stem cell transplantation as a treatment for multiple myeloma — Mayo Clinic

Name: Stem cell transplantation as a treatment for multiple myeloma — Mayo Clinic
Uploaded: 2013-10-16T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow or blood-producing tissue that fills spaces within the bones.

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow or blood-producing tissue that fills spaces within the bones. In this video, Mayo Clinic hematologist David Dingli, M.D., Ph.D., explains the role stem cell transplants play in treating multiple myeloma and the process patients can expect to undergo.

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