Multiple myeloma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help fight infections by making proteins called antibodies. Antibodies find and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells build up in bone marrow. The bone marrow is the soft matter inside bones where blood cells are ... read »

Multiple myeloma - Wikipedia

Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies. Often, no symptoms are noticed initially. As it progresses, bone pain, anemia, kidney dysfunction, and infections may occur. read »

Multiple Myeloma: Symptoms, What It Is, Prognosis & Treatment

Multiple myeloma: This classification means tests show multiple groups of abnormal plasma cells, high M protein levels in blood or urine and a high percentage of abnormal plasma cells in bone marrow. People in this classification often have anemia, hypercalcemia, kidney failure and osteolytic lesions. ... read »

What Is Multiple Myeloma? | Plasma Cell Cancer

Multiple myeloma is considered a cancer of plasma cells, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of lymphocytes. WM cells have features of both plasma cells and lymphocytes. WM cells make large amounts of a certain type of antibody (immunoglobulin M, or IgM), which is known as a macroglobulin. read »

Multiple Myeloma Information - American Cancer Society

Multiple Myeloma. If you have multiple myeloma or are close to someone who does, knowing what to expect can help you cope. Here you can find out all about multiple myeloma, including risk factors, symptoms, how it is found, and how it is treated. About Multiple Myeloma. read »

Multiple myeloma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

Tests and procedures to diagnose multiple myeloma include: Blood tests. The M proteins made by myeloma cells can show up in a sample of blood. Blood tests also might find another protein myeloma cells make, called beta-2-microglobulin. Other blood tests give your health care team clues about your diagnosis. read »

Myeloma | CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Myeloma, also called multiple myeloma, is a cancer of the plasma cells. Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies that protect us from infection. In myeloma, the cells grow too much, crowding out normal cells in the bone marrow that make red blood cells, platelets, and other white blood cells. read »

What Is Multiple Myeloma? | International Myeloma Foundation

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow plasma cells. Other names for the disease are "myeloma" and "plasma cell myeloma." Plasma cells make antibodies against infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. A cancer cell or malignant plasma cell is called a myeloma cell. read »

Multiple Myeloma: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment - WebMD

Multiple myeloma is the second most common type of blood cancer after leukemia. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, risk factors, and treatment of multiple myeloma. read »

What is multiple myeloma? - Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center Blog

Mayo Clinic Minute: What is multiple myeloma? "Multiple myeloma is an incurable blood cancer that produces a lot of proteins that can cause damage to various organs, particularly the bones as well as the kidney," says Dr. Rahma Warsame, a Mayo Clinic hematologist. Symptoms vary but can include fatigue, bone pain, anemia and frequent infections. read »