Multiple Myeloma

My brother, Dennis, has been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. Here is some info from www.multiplemyeloma.org on his disease.

Multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell, is an incurable but treatable disease. While a myeloma diagnosis can be overwhelming, it is important to remember that there are several promising new therapies that are helping patients live longer, healthier lives. The estimated frequency of multiple myeloma is 5 to 7 new cases per 100,000 persons per year. Accordingly, in the United States, 19,920 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2008. There were more than 56,000 Americans living with multiple myeloma in 2005, the most current date these statistics are available.

Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent blood cancer after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It represents approximately 1% of all cancers in white US residents and 2% of cancers in black residents.

I just ask that you pray for my brother that he will be able to live a long life. He's almost 60 but isn't ready to leave this world yet. He will be able to take a pill to put this cancer into remission.