Measles and Myeloma: Should You Be Concerned?

With a recent measles outbreak in the US placing attention on the disease and the measles vaccine, IMF Chairman Dr. Brian Durie weighs in on the measles and myeloma. For myeloma patients, the chance of contracting the measles is low because most adults were inoculated when they were children and are therefore immune. In fact, many myeloma patients were ineligible for Dr. Stephen Russell's Mayo Clinic measles virotherapy clinical trial because they were immune to the disease.
Source: International Myeloma Foundation - Category: Hematology Source Type: news