Tweet. One of the oldest symbols of the Jewish faith is the menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple. It has been said that the menorah is a symbol of the nation of Israel and its mission to be a light unto the nations. (Isaiah 42:6).
However, some are very skilled and experienced with Multiple Myeloma and have treated many myeloma patients. The data shows these myeloma specialists provide an average life expectancy of 10 years or more, while the average remains stagnant at 4 years.
The key thing is, though, that a doctor shouldn't be using the staging criteria for multiple myeloma for someone unless that person actually meets the diagnostic criteria for having multiple myeloma instead of smoldering myeloma. Those diagnostic criteria, recall, are also in the Wikipedia article: