80,000 Australians projected to be diagnosed with multiple myeloma by 2043, a 15% increase, while mortality rates decrease by 27.5%.
Complex blood cancer, specifically multiple myeloma, is forecast to rise sharply in Australia, with 80,000 people projected to be diagnosed by 2043 - a 15% increase from previous predictions. Despite this, mortality rates are projected to fall by about 27.5%. However, around 28,000 people - equivalent to more than one in a thousand of the current population - are still expected to die from the disease, which affects plasma cells in the bone marrow and impairs their ability to fight infections.
July 06, 2024
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