Multiple Myeloma Symptoms

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

DESCRIPTION

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood cells

Symptoms –

Bone pain

Nausea

Constipation

Loss of appetite

Confusion

Frequent infections

Weight loss

Weakness

Excessive thirst

Risk factors –

Increasing age

Male sex

Black race

Family history

Personal history

Diagnosis and test –

Blood test

Urine test

Examination of bone marrow

Imaging test

Treatment –

Targeted therapy

Immunotherapy

Chemotherapy

Corticosteroids

Bone marrow transplant

Radiation therapy