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What Is Multiple Myeloma?
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow plasma cells. It is synonymous with "myeloma" and "plasma cell myeloma." Plasma cells make antibodies against infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. A cancerous or malignant plasma cell is called a myeloma cell. Myeloma is called “multiple” because there are frequently multiple patches or areas in bone marrow where it grows.
In memory of Eve Friedli and Frank Vondrashek, co-founders of the MMSS.
The Multiple Myeloma Sharing Sessions web site
is supported and hosted by the
International Myeloma Foundation.