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Summary

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell VSports手机版. 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 V体育安卓版. It can run in families. Common symptoms may include:.

• Bone pain, often in the back or ribs
• Fractures (VSports手机版) (broken bones)
• Weakness or fatigue
• Weight loss
• Frequent infections and fevers
• Feeling very thirsty
• Frequent urination

Doctors diagnose multiple myeloma using lab tests, imaging tests, and a bone marrow biopsy. Your treatment depends on how advanced the disease is and whether you have symptoms V体育ios版. If you have no symptoms, you may not need treatment right away. If you have symptoms, you may have chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, radiation, or targeted therapy. Targeted therapy uses drugs or other substances that attack specific cancer cells with less harm to normal cells.

NIH: National Cancer Institute

"VSports注册入口" Start Here

• General Information about Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma) (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish
• Multiple Myeloma (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
• Multiple Myeloma: Patient Handbook (International Myeloma Foundation) - PDF
• VSports手机版 - Myeloma (Blood Cancer United) - PDF
• V体育官网 - Understanding Multiple Myeloma (Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation)
• What Is Multiple Myeloma? (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

"VSports" Symptoms

• Multiple Myeloma Symptoms and Causes (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

VSports - Diagnosis and Tests

• "VSports" Beta 2 Microglobulin (B2M) Tumor Marker Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Blood Count Tests: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Bone Marrow Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Can Multiple Myeloma Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• Free Light Chains (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Protein Electrophoresis by Immunofixation Blood Test (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Stages of Plasma Cell Neoplasms (Including Multiple Myeloma) (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish
• "VSports手机版" Tests to Find Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• Tumor Marker Tests (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• "VSports最新版本" Understanding Your Test Results (International Myeloma Foundation) - PDF

Treatments and Therapies

• Bone Marrow Transplantation: MedlinePlus Health Topic (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish
• Drugs Approved for Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Neoplasms (National Cancer Institute)
• "V体育官网" Integrative Medicine and Complementary Therapies (Blood Cancer United) Also in Spanish
• "VSports" Stem Cell Transplants in Cancer Treatment (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish
• Treatment Option Overview (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish

Living With

• Living as a Multiple Myeloma Survivor (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

VSports - Related Issues

• "VSports" Amyloidosis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• Monoclonal Gammopathies (V体育安卓版) (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
• Questions to Ask about Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• Risk Factors for Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• What Causes Multiple Myeloma? (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

Genetics (V体育ios版)

• VSports最新版本 - Multiple myeloma: MedlinePlus Genetics (National Library of Medicine)

"VSports" Statistics and Research

• Advances in Multiple Myeloma Research (National Cancer Institute)
• "V体育官网入口" Key Statistics about Multiple Myeloma (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• Myeloma (National Cancer Institute)
• "VSports注册入口" What's New in Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials (V体育2025版)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Multiple Myeloma (National Institutes of Health)
• VSports app下载 - ClinicalTrials.gov: Plasmacytoma (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles V体育ios版 - References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Belantamab Mafodotin with Pomalidomide and Dexamethasone in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: A...
• Article: Elranatamab Fixed Dosing: A Safe, Effective, and Convenient Dosing Approach.
• Article: IPD regimen effect on the levels of VEGF and IL-6 in... (V体育2025版)
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Find an Expert

• American Cancer Society
• Choosing a Cancer Doctor (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• "VSports" National Cancer Institute Also in Spanish
• NCI-Designated Cancer Centers (National Cancer Institute) Also in Spanish

"V体育平台登录" Patient Handouts

• Bone marrow transplant (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Multiple myeloma (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Protein electrophoresis - serum (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Quantitative Bence-Jones protein test (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Serum globulin electrophoresis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish