What is the goal of treatment (manage symptoms or cure MDS)?

What is the goal of treatment (manage symptoms or cure MDS)?
What testing should be done to confirm a myelodysplastic syndromes diagnosis?
What testing is most important to monitor your myelodysplastic syndromes over time?
What lab abnormalities will you normally see in a newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndromes patient?
How are high risk and low risk myelodysplastic syndromes defined?
Where in the body are myelodysplastic syndromes found?
What are myelodysplastic syndromes signs and symptoms?
Are myelodysplastic syndromes more common in certain groups/demographics?
Are myelodysplastic syndromes genetic? Should my family be tested if I am diagnosed?
Advancements in AML & MDS: Genetic Sequencing & Immune Therapies | David Swoboda, MD | ASCO 2023