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Does multiple myeloma run in families?

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Carlton.L

01/26/2022 at 11:08 AM

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I know that there are certain things like pesticide poisoning that can cause multiple myeloma. I obviously haven't been impacted by that specifically, but in my family there are already two of us have MM.

Neither of us have worked in jobs where we'd be exposed to that kind of thing, so I'm wondering if MM can run in families?

Is there some kind of genetic link or predisposition for it?

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JennyBee60

01/26/2022 at 1:47 PM

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No.... MM dosen't run in my Famiy But I wonder the many years doing maintenance and various chemicals could have been the cause of my Myeloma. Because before MM I had no symptoms of this disease until my femur bone broke in half at work and later was told I had MM.

Does multiple myeloma run in families? https://www.carenity.us/forum/multiple-myeloma/living-with-multiple-myeloma/does-multiple-myeloma-run-in-families-4147 2022-01-26 13:47:48

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01/28/2022 at 7:03 PM

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Hi @Carlton.L and @JennyBee60, thank you for opening this discussion and sharing with us! There are a number different risk factors for multiple myeloma, including environmental, lifestyle, and hereditary factors like you mentioned!

For our other members, has anyone else in your family been diagnosed with multiple myeloma? Do you know what may have been a contributing factor to your diagnosis?

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Does multiple myeloma run in families? https://www.carenity.us/forum/multiple-myeloma/living-with-multiple-myeloma/does-multiple-myeloma-run-in-families-4147 2022-01-28 19:03:54

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02/18/2024 at 9:05 PM

I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.

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