Robert Orlowski, Deputy Chair of Lymphoma/Myeloma, Vice Chair of MM Research, and Florence Maude Thomas Cancer Research Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared a post on X:
“Myeloma Paper of the Day:
Global myeloma incidence (1990-2021) had slight increase, primarily in ageing populations and high/high-middle sociodemographic index (SDI) areas; more significant in males and middle SDI regions; mortality had minimal growth.”
Title: Incidence and mortality of multiple myeloma: Global, regional and national estimates and projections from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Authors: Fujun Qu, Mingxu Hui, Fan Yang, Yuchan He, Xiaotao Wang
You can read the Full Article in British Journal of Haematology.
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