What IS Myelodysplastic Syndrome?

Myelodysplastic syndromes or MDS are a group of disorders where a person’s bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells. It is also referred to as the bone marrow failure disorder and is a type of cancer. Tom Seymour explains more about MDS in his article that was reviewed by Yamini Ranchod, Ph.D., MS.

Some of the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow damages that come from MDS lead to low numbers of one or more types of blood cells. Currently, about 13,000 are diagnosed with MDS in the US each and every year, and most are …read more