Best Doctors for Multiple Myeloma Treatment in Bhopal

Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer and is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal plasma cells in the body. Plasma cells are white blood cells and are termed as B-cells, which produce antibodies that help in fighting active infections. The primary symptom of multiple myeloma is bone pain and other presenting complaints of multiple myeloma include weakness, fatigue and a sensation of numbness in the arms and legs (signs of anemia), loss of appetite (signs of hypercalcemia), nausea and vomiting, unexplained weight loss, unexplained fever (bacterial infection), bleeding, easy bruising and mental confusion. The causative factors of multiple myeloma include genetic mutations, environmental factors, obesity and medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The management of multiple myeloma involves various methods like taking medications like steroids and antibiotics, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, stem cell transplants and radiation therapy.