Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia care at Mayo Clinic

At Mayo Clinic, different types of health care providers work together with you to understand your condition and create a treatment plan that meets your needs and goals. Though this rare disease can't be cured, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia can be controlled. Mayo Clinic doctors draw on their wide experience to provide you with expert, personalized care.

Your Mayo Clinic care team

At Mayo Clinic, a team of experts in a variety of areas provides comprehensive care to those with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Your care team may include hematologists, pathologists, radiologists, nephrologists and neurologists. Other experts are included as needed.

Advanced diagnosis and treatment

Mayo Clinic doctors use the latest laboratory technology and techniques to study your cancer cells to make a correct diagnosis and provide guidance for treatment. Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia is rare and can be difficult to tell apart from other types of lymphoma. The experience and expertise of Mayo Clinic doctors helps ensure you get the right diagnosis.

People who seek care at Mayo Clinic have access to all the treatment options for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. These include autologous stem cell transplant and clinical trials. Your care team works with you to understand your needs and goals and to create a treatment plan just for you.

Mayo Clinic researchers study new ways to diagnose and treat Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. This research gives you access to the latest treatments.

Expertise and rankings

Mayo Clinic doctors have experience diagnosing and treating this rare disease. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors care for more than 600 people with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia.

The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the strict standards for a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center. These standards recognize the center's scientific excellence and multispecialty approach that focuses on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Mayo Clinic has been recognized as a top cancer hospital by U.S. News & World Report since it began publishing rankings in 1990. Most recently, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, have been recognized among the top Cancer hospitals in the nation for 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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