MamasHealth.com Home Cancer Pages Adrenal cancer Anal cancer Bladder cancer Brain cancer Breast cancer and sex Brain cancer and vinyl chloride Breast cancer Breast cancer treatment Cancer Cancer and aging Cancer drugs Cancer resources Cancer detection Cancer news Colon cancer Chemotherapy Gallbladder cancer Gestational trophoblastic tumors Hodgkin's disease Kidney cancer Leukemia Leukemia & benzene Living with leukemia Liver cancer Lung cancer Lymphedema Melanoma Mesothelioma Multiple myeloma Oral cancer Ovarian cancer Pancreatic cancer Penile cancer Prostate cancer Skin cancer Stomach cancer Testicular cancer Throat cancer Thyroid cancer Treatments Uterine cancer Vaginal cancer Treatment effects Questions to ask your Doctor Prevent breast cancer Breast cancer help Links Email Mama Any day with hair is a good day Intimacy after a mastectomy Personal story about beating cancer	What is Multiple Myeloma? Multiple Myeloma is a form of cancer characterized by uncontrolled production of plasma cells. Plasma cells are produced in the bone marrow. They are responsible helping protect the body from infection and disease. The increase in plasma cells causes bones to weaken and break. Multiple myeloma causes calcium to leak out of bones and into the bloodstream. High levels of calcium in the bloodstream causes nausea, constipation, dehydration and drowsiness. High levels of calcium in the bloodstream can also cause kidney failure. Multiple Myeloma usually affects people older than 40 years old. The average age of patients at diagnosis is between 65 and 70 years old. Symptoms of Multiple Myeloma The most common symptoms are: fatigue and weakness back pain unexplained bone fractures in the vertebrae and/or ribs vulnerability to infection nose bleeding bleeding gums weight loss Emergency Symptoms of Multiple Myeloma severe constipation excessive thirst excessive urination excessive sleepiness significant decrease in urine flow numbness or weakness in arms and legs How is Multiple Myeloma Diagnosed? Your doctor will test your blood and bone marrow Treatments of Multiple Myeloma Treatments are aimed to minimize symptoms, prevent complications and prolong life. Unfortunately, there is no cure for multiple myeloma. Some of the most common treatments are chemotherapy, radiation, stem cell transplantation and surgery. Your doctor will monitor your condition so he can prescribe treatments that will slow the progress of the disease.	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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