Early stage multiple myeloma is often asymptomatic, and early symptoms can be subtle and easy to miss. Delayed diagnosis and treatment may affect survival. Possible early symptoms include bone pain, ...

Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow -- the soft, spongy interior of bone where all blood cells are produced. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell that ...

When multiple myeloma returns after a period of remission, treatment plans often need to be adjusted because the cancer may have become resistant to previous medications. Doctors determine the most ...

When cancer treatment stops working, a person should consult their oncologist. Next steps may include reevaluation, trying new therapies, transplant, and palliative or hospice care. Although newer ...

Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without detectable cancer for years after facing certain death. By Gina Kolata A ...

Gagandeep Brar, MD, is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist. Her research interest is in gastrointestinal malignancies with a focus on immune and targeted therapies. Risk factors like ...