Journal of Leukemia
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Abstract

Obesity and Multiple Myeloma: What Do the Data Tell Us?

Rafael Rios Tamayo, Juan Sáinz Perez, Jose Juan Jimenez-Moleon and Manuel Jurado Chacon

Obesity is a major public health problem throughout the world. It is defined as an excess accumulation of adipose tissue, which is considered as a heterogeneous and highly active endocrine and metabolic organ.