Updated On: 15 January, 2024 12:10 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Researchers find that obesity may increase the risk of developing multiple myeloma - a blood cancer of the plasma cells - by more than 70 per cent

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Researchers find that obesity may increase the risk of developing multiple myeloma -- a blood cancer of the plasma cells -- by more than 70 per cent.
Smoking habits and exercise may also impact one’s likelihood of developing multiple myeloma, said the team from Massachusetts General Hospital in the US.