Living With Multiple Myeloma Cancer

An x ray of my neck revealed a large mass large mm lesion where my fifth cervical vertebra should have been.

Living with multiple myeloma cancer. Eating healthy getting plenty of sleep and staying positive may not be easy but it can help get you through treatment. It develops in plasma cells which are white blood cells that help fight infection. Multiple myeloma causes cancer cells to accumulate in the bone marrow where they crowd out healthy blood cells. Plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs.

Get the latest medically reviewed information in living with multiple myeloma and. It starts in your bone marrow the spongy tissue inside bones. I was introduced to all4cure several months ago by former friend and myeloma advocate cherie rineker cherie drew me in with her warmth and bright smile but it was her tireless advocacy for those of us living with multiple myeloma that urged me to pay attention when she talked. More than one is referred to as multiple myeloma.

Living well with cancer. When these abnormal plasma cells build up in the bone they can form tumors. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the blood. Survival rates vary greatly depending on the stage at which the.

Some amount of feeling depressed anxious or worried is normal when multiple myeloma is a part of your life. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Explore valuable resources and information to help you stay strong throughout your cancer treatment journey. In multiple myeloma cancer cells build up in bone marrow and take.

In fact multiple myeloma survivors are at higher risk for getting some other types of cancer. Multiple myeloma is cancer of the cells that make plasma in bone marrow. Read more about counselling including how to get free counselling funded by the irish cancer society. Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer.

This is where your body makes blood cells including a certain type called plasma cells. Depending on how your multiple myeloma is affecting you may have to make changes in your life. Approximately 22 000 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year in the united states. Our ages and stories were similar so i was eager to learn from her years of experience and research.

A single tumor is a plasmacytoma. People who ve had multiple myeloma can still get other cancers. Find information bout living and managing the second most commonly diagnosed blood cancer. For example your work or social life.