While it’s not as well-known as, say, leukemia or melanoma, multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in adults, according to the Cancer Research Institute. “Multiple myeloma is a cancer ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month, bringing attention to a disease that doctors say many people know little about.

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 ...

Doctors warn that unexplained bone fractures without trauma may sometimes signal multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that weakens bones. Known as pathological fractures, they occur when abnormal plasma ...

Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer affecting plasma cells, causing abnormal antibody production and bone damage. Diagnosis involves blood tests, bone marrow biopsy, imaging, and genetic analysis to ...