According to a brand-new biography of Queen Elizabeth II, she spent her final year of life battling a dangerous illness. Gyles Brandreth claims that Queen Elizabeth had cancer in Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, despite the fact that her official cause of death was old age. The Queen’s fatigue, weight loss, and the “mobility difficulties” we were frequently warned about during the final year or so of her life might all be attributed to a bone marrow malignancy, according to Brandreth. “The most prevalent myeloma symptom is bone pain, which is particularly prevalent in the pelvis and lower back. Multiple myeloma is a condition that frequently affects older people. Although there is currently no recognised therapy, it is possible to lessen the severity of the disease’s symptoms and increase a patient’s life expectancy by months or two to three years by taking medications that assist control the immune system and prevent bone deterioration.”
What precisely is myeloma, then? According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer that attacks your plasma cells.” “White blood cells, or plasma cells, are a component of your immune system. Antibodies are produced by plasma cells, also known as B cells. Immunoglobulins, a kind of antibody, aid in the defence against infection. When healthy cells transform into abnormal cells that grow and create aberrant antibodies known as M proteins, multiple myeloma develops. This alteration sets off a chain reaction of illnesses and disorders that can harm your bones, kidneys, and body’s capacity to produce healthy red, white, and platelet blood cells. A mere 7 persons out of 100,000 are diagnosed with multiple myeloma each year. According to healthcare professionals, there are 100,000 multiple myeloma patients in the US.”
