Multiple Myeloma (DRAFT)

Multiple myeloma, also known as Kahler’s disease, is a blood cancer that develops in white blood cells called plasma cells within the bone marrow, the soft, spongy tissue at the center of your bones.

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In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells build up and crowd out healthy blood cells in bone marrow. Rather than make helpful antibodies, the cancer cells make proteins that don’t function correctly. Multiple myeloma isn’t curable, but your medical team at Phoebe Cancer Center can treat its symptoms and related conditions, thereby slowing its advancement.

 

Types of Multiple Myeloma We Treat:

There are two main types of multiple myeloma:

  • Smouldering Multiple Myeloma: Doesn’t have signs and symptoms of the disease
  • Active Multiple Myeloma: Does have signs and symptoms

Multiple myeloma complications may include infections, weakened bones, lowered kidney function and anemia.

Treatment

If you’ve been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, your cancer care team will discuss your treatment options with you. Your multiple myeloma treatment plan depends on the likely success of having a bone marrow transplant. If a transplant isn’t the best option, treatments may include pain medication, antibiotics due to a weakened immune system, steroids, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy.

Our Team Approach

Our full team approach to cancer care, means providing a highly collaborative effort to deliver comprehensive cancer care to our cancer patients. This multidisciplinary approach engages a range of providers across our care community, to ensure we look at every angle for each patients’ unique case.

For more information, please call:
229-312-7124

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Cancer Support Group

At times, we just need to be with a group of people who truly understand the concerns and celebrations we face on our cancer journey.

Our Survivorship Support Group generally meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at noon.

Please call 229-312-1000 to confirm this month’s schedule or to get more information about our cancer support groups.