March is Myeloma Awareness Month, a time to recognize the subtle but serious symptoms of multiple myeloma, including persistent fatigue, unexplained bone pain and anemia. Since diagnosis is often ...

Dr. Joseph Mikhael discusses early signs, treatments and supportive care for multiple myeloma in an interview with CURE.

Although the cause of multiple myeloma is not known, research shows that genetic changes in the DNA of a single plasma cell ...

You should ask your doctor to screen you. HIV infection: The virus that causes AIDS has been linked with it. Issues before birth: Conditions related to your mother’s pregnancy may play a role as ...

The doctor may be able to lower the dosage of the medication or prescribe an alternative that is less likely to cause hair loss. Most of the time, drug-induced alopecia is reversible. A person’s ...

Tiredness, sleep deprivation, or certain medications usually cause yawning. If you find yourself yawning much more than usual on a daily basis, there could be more than tiredness or boredom going on.

However, other causes of itching are more common. Itching may occur due to direct irritation of the skin, such as with skin cancer or a separate cancer that has spread or metastasized to the skin. If ...

Multiple myeloma isn’t curable yet ... you understand what it will do to help you and what side effects it might cause. If anything is unclear, ask your doctor to explain it in more detail.

The swelling area can help a doctor identify the problem. For example, an infection may cause swelling in only one cheek. Cheek and gum swelling often indicates an infection of the gums or a tooth ...

This article explains what's normal and abnormal with regard to stool color. It also explains what causes pale stool color, other symptoms to watch for, and how the underlying cause of light-colored ...

Instead, multiple myeloma develops due to genetic mutations (changes) in the DNA of plasma cells. What causes these genetic mutations is not fully understood, but a combination of environmental ...