[fish]

Re: deletion of chromosome 13

by fish on Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:08 pm

gerry d. wrote:
> My nephew Jon was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in july 2011 and fought
> it with all the courage and strength he passed away in February 2012 8
> months later. He was an enviromental engineer. My question is can exposure
> to cancer causing toxins cause a chromosome 13 deletion.

The US Dept of Defense classifies multiple myeloma as a condition for which Agent Orange is a risk factor and thus for those veterans exposed to it in Vietnam and a few other locations it's accepted for disability.

Also, information I have seen says that multiple myeloma is more common in persons working with or exposed to certain chemicals.

[allglory2god]

Re: deletion of chromosome 13

by allglory2god on Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:30 pm

Since I am not up on all the technical terms, I have a simple question: after high dose chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant, now being in complete remission, is a second high dose chemotherapy & transplant required at this time to ensure chromosome 13 does not recur??