A booklet explaining myeloma, covering the causes and symptoms, diagnosis, staging and grading, treatments and clinical trials. It also talks about emotional, practical and financial issues.
Keywords: MAC11634_E14, Myeloma, diagnosis, plasma cells, bone marrows, myeloma cells, MGUS, immunoglobulin, paraprotein, risk factors, types of myeloma, myeloma without symptoms, smouldering myeloma, myeloma with symptoms, active myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma, symptoms, staging myeloma, treatment, less intensive treatment, chemotherapy, steroids and high dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant for myeloma, targeted therapies for myeloma, lenalidomide, bortezomib, thalidomide, velcade, symptom control, kidney problems, anaemia, bone problems, Hypercalcaemia, spinal cord compression, bisphosphonates, radiotherapy and surgery, living with myeloma
