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Up to 15% of people with multiple myeloma have hypercalcemia (high calcium levels) as the first sign of disease when they are diagnosed.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
Taking high doses of vitamin D can increase your risk for hypercalcemia, where there is too much calcium in the blood.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
Taking high doses of vitamin D can increase your risk for hypercalcemia, where there is too much calcium in the blood.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Hypercalcemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypercalcemia. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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hypercalcemia
noun
hy·per·cal·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypercalcaemia
: the presence of an excess of calcium in the blood
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