I did a ton of reading on this when I first got diagnosed with MM. I'm a carpenter and on the high risk list. The medical and scientific world conclude MM can't be said to be genetic, and they don't state conclusively that it is caused by environmental factors, but that it is most likely caused by them. Given the rise of MM diagnoses and it's correlation with the rise of environmental pollution I believe it most definitely is caused by external factors. If you look at the history of environmental pollution and the rise of MM in particular, it shows a direct, and enlightening, correlation. I don't really think it can be argued against. As a carpenter for my whole life working with treated woods, and as a farmworker, working with pesticides in greenhouse environments, I got hit from two directions. My medical history was textbook perfect. No operations, no doctors visits since I was a child, no medical complications, and relatively healthy, and then I get hit with a MM diagnosis at 49 years old. Until there is unequivocal evidence otherwise, I believe without a doubt that I contracted MM from chemical factors in my environment.

Thank ya! I’m not looking to sue any chemical company for any of this. I knew what I was getting into when I started way back in 1987. I just have so much going on in my head trying to figure out how this started. Was it always there, but was just never tested for? Did it just recently start? I’ve had 12-13 serious surgeries and would have thought it would have shown up in the pre-surgery bloodwork

Can exposure to chemicals cause multiple myeloma? We think so but no one has connected the two. Roundup causes certain cancers. The Camp Lejeune water causes certain cancers. J&J Baby Powder on your vagina causes ovarian cancer. All those victims get money. Are you catching my drift?

When can we expect a correlation to be announced so we can call the Utterly Mad Law Firm at 1-UTTERLY MAD (1-888-375-9623) and hear “if you were exposed to XXX chemical and have contracted multiple myeloma you are entitled to substantial compensation!”

Hell, for all I know we may have breathed in too much Aqua Velva fumes and our mates breathed it in from us using too much.

So I don’t know if there is any research into the cause of our disease but it’s probably like Edison finding the right filament to his light bulb. “I have not failed. I have been successful in finding 10,000 that do not work!”

Once we find the culpable and liable party any settlement should be based on diagnosed age. The younger you are the more you get because your life has been ruined.

Good answer @A MyMyelomaTeam Member
So as I breathed in the mothballs my Mom put in the closets I may have damaged my chromosomes unbeknownst to myself.

Mothballs are chemically known as paradichlorobenzene

PS we would routinely put them in the gas tank of the 66 442 for extra horsepower before the race!

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Apparently Benzine is a problem so possibly they others are as well