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:
Study of global burden and trends of myeloma due to obesity finds deaths due to high BMI increased from 3.00-9.20 thousand (1990-2021), DALYs rose from 72.00-207.60 thousand, age-standardized mortality rate and DALY increased.”
Title: Global burden and trends of multiple myeloma attributable to high body mass index: a comprehensive analysis of the global burden of disease 2021 study with projections to 2040
Authors: Yue Xie, Jing Li, Jingwen Yu, Jun Zhang, Jian Guo
You can read the Full Article on BMC Public Health.
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