Hypercalcemia affects up to 30% of patients with cancer. 1 It has been seen in most cancers but is most common in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, head and ...

Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is the most common metabolic complication seen in patients with cancer, and is associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. It affects an estimated 2%–30 ...

New research attempts to answer some of the mystery related to the causes and impact of hypercalcemia in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Hypercalcemia is caused by many factors in ...

The case presented below exemplifies some of the aforementioned problems in the diagnosis of hypercalcemia. There is evidence that corticosteroid therapy, originally prescribed for rheumatoid ...

Background A 48-year-old man with a recent diagnosis of multiple myeloma and rapidly progressive oliguric end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, presented with a serum calcium concentration ...

The abnormal accumulation of calcium in tissues where it should not be physiologically found happens as a result of many factors. This build-up of mineral may occur in specific tissues / organs or ...

Yes, your body needs calcium. But can you get too much of a good thing? Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN Calcium is the most abundant mineral in your body. You probably already know you ...