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 ...

Smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) is a precancerous condition affecting white blood cells, called plasma cells, in the bone marrow. It can turn into multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that can ...

Multiple myeloma diagnosis integrates blood tests, genetic assessments, and imaging to guide personalized treatment and patient engagement. Smoldering multiple myeloma involves active surveillance to ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

The blood cancer multiple myeloma, which involves infection-fighting plasma cells in the bone marrow, affects only about 1% of all cancers -- predominantly individuals over age 65. The disease ...