MGUS is not considered a cancer ... leading to cancer. Other possible risk factors for multiple myeloma include older age, male sex, African American ethnicity, family history of the disease ...

You may be at higher risk for MGUS if you: Are Black. Were assigned male at birth. Were exposed to pesticides. We do not know what causes MGUS. There may be a link to autoimmune diseases, genetics, or ...

Although the cause of multiple myeloma is not known, research shows that genetic changes in the DNA of a single plasma cell set into motion a chain of events that turn a plasma ce ...