Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and multiple myeloma: Fact or fiction

• Main Authors: Ali Rastegar-Kashkouli (Author), Mohsen Jafari (Author), Saina Karami (Author), Pourya Yousefi (Author), Amir Mohammad Taravati (Author), Ashkan Khavaran (Author), Dordaneh Rastegar (Author), Mohammad Reza Jafari (Author), Seyedeh Yasaman Alemohammad (Author), Ghader Dargahi Abbasabad (Author), Mohammad Shahbaz (Author), Mohammad Ebrahimi Kalan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell cancer causing bone and marrow damage, resulting in hypercalcemia, anemia, and renal insufficiency. Diabetes mellitus occurs in 6-24% of multiple myeloma cases, associated with immunosuppression, inflammation, and lymphocyte dysfunction, possibly contributing to mul...