Multiple myeloma is a cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell. These cells are part of your immune system, which helps protect the body from germs and other harmful substances. In time, myeloma cells collect in the bone marrow and in the solid parts of bones.
No one knows the exact causes of multiple myeloma, but it is more common in older people and African Americans. It can run in families. Common symptoms may include:
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- Multiple Myeloma (National Library of Medicine)Multiple myeloma is a cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell. These cells ...
- Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that starts in the plasma cells in the bone marrow. Bone marrow ... by producing proteins called antibodies . In people with multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells grow out of control in ...
- ... Bozzolo disease Medullary plasmacytoma Myelomatosis Plasma cell dyscrasia Plasma cell myelomas Genetic Testing Registry: Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma National ...
- Multiple Myeloma/Treatments and Therapies ... Multiple Myeloma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... This page lists cancer drugs approved ...
- General Information about Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma)
(National Cancer Institute) Amyloidosis/Related Issues ... Amyloidosis ... Multiple Myeloma/Start Here ... Multiple Myeloma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Treatment ... - Multiple Myeloma/Diagnosis and Tests ... Multiple Myeloma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Treatment of plasma cell neoplasms ( ...
- Treatment Option Overview (Plasma Cell Neoplasms Including Multiple Myeloma) (National Cancer Institute) Multiple Myeloma/Treatments and Therapies ... Multiple Myeloma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Treatment of plasma cell neoplasms ( ...
- Understanding Multiple Myeloma (Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation)Multiple Myeloma/Start Here ... Multiple Myeloma ... Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation ... Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that develops in plasma cells in the ...
- What Is Multiple Myeloma? (American Cancer Society)Multiple Myeloma/Start Here ... Multiple Myeloma ... American Cancer Society ... Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer formed by malignant plasma cells.
- Living as a Multiple Myeloma Survivor (American Cancer Society)Multiple Myeloma/Living With ... Multiple Myeloma ... American Cancer Society ... Myeloma may get better (or even go away for a time), but it is rarely cured.
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