Not Just Getting Old: When Confusion in the Elderly Screams Cancer

Hypercalcemia-Induced Delirium Unmasks Multiple Myeloma—Why We Keep Missing the Diagnosis in Older Adults

“She’s just getting old,” her daughter was told. But the truth was far more dangerous. A 78-year-old woman, once a vibrant and independent member of her community, began slipping into confusion. Her appetite declined. She missed social events. She became inattentive and withdrawn. For many, such changes in an older adult might prompt assumptions of deme…