"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer you may never have heard of–and that makes sense, because it’s ...

Reflecting on the pain I experienced before my diagnosis of multiple myeloma, I realized how important it was to pay attention to the related symptoms. Many symptoms could be early warning signs of ...

Most patients present with asymptomatic, early disease but are found to have abnormal blood and/or urine tests that lead to the diagnosis. In asymptomatic patients, laboratory findings, including ...

The blood cancer multiple myeloma, which involves infection-fighting plasma cells in the bone marrow, affects only about 1% of all cancers -- predominantly individuals over age 65. The disease ...

How Does Multiple Myeloma Impact the Kidneys? Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of immune cell found in bone marrow. Healthy plasma cells make proteins called antibodies to fight ...

Multiple myeloma (MM) symptoms are generally nonspecific, according to a study published online June 25 in Cancers. Stella Bowcock, M.D., from the King's College Hospital NHS Trust in the United ...

Myeloma, often called multiple myeloma, is a type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells in the bone marrow. Because its symptoms can be subtle or easily misunderstood, many people do not seek ...