Each year, nearly 13,000 people in the United States learn that they have multiple myeloma. This information describes symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this type of cancer and ways to help you deal with this disease if it affects you or someone you know.

But the information cannot answer every question you may have about multiple myeloma and its treatment. And it cannot take the place of talks with doctors, nurses, and other members of the health care team. We hope our information will help with those talks.

Researchers continue to look for better ways to diagnose and treat multiple myeloma, and our knowledge is growing. For up-to-date information or to order this publication, call the National Cancer Institute-supported Cancer Information Service toll-free at (800) 4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).

Source: National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health Publication No. 95-15
Posted: 09/28/1998, Updated: 09/16/20