Common Questions & Answers About Multiple Myeloma

What are the top questions people ask about multiple myeloma? Starting with the most common, here is a list of the most frequently asked question with a link to further and in-depth information. The news, discoveries, drugs, research, and treatment information on myeloma are constantly evolving. Return to the HealthTree News website for frequent updates on multiple myeloma research and subscribe to our myeloma newsletter for up-to-date news and information.

Multiple Myeloma Cancer FAQs

What is Multiple Myeloma?

What Is Multiple Myeloma Cancer?

Kappa and Lambda Light Chains and Myeloma

Myeloma Signs and Symptoms

What Are Multiple Myeloma Symptoms?

What are Warning Signs of Multiple Myeloma?

What are C.R.A.B. Symptoms of Multiple Myeloma?

What is Anemia in Myeloma?

Myeloma Diagnosis

How Is Multiple Myeloma Diagnosed?

Myeloma Prognosis and Life Expectancy

Myeloma Survival Rate

What is the multiple myeloma life expectancy? 

Do people beat the average multiple myeloma life expectancy?

Myeloma Remission 

Multiple Myeloma Remission 

Normalcy and Myeloma Remission

Myeloma Definition

How is Active Multiple Myeloma Defined?

Types of Myeloma

What are the types of Multiple Myeloma?

When Does Smoldering Myeloma Become Active Myeloma? 

What is MGUS and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma?

What Is Relapsed vs. Refractory Myeloma?

What Causes Multiple Myeloma

Is Multiple Myeloma Genetic?

What Caused My Cancer?

Stages of Myeloma

Multiple Myeloma Staging

Myeloma Tests and Labs

What Is a FISH Test in Multiple Myeloma?

Multiple Myeloma Lab Results Explained

What Is MRD Testing?

What Tests Are Used To Diagnose Multiple Myeloma?

What are the NCCN Guidelines for Multiple Myeloma?

Myeloma Treatment 

Developing a Treatment Strategy

Response Definitions After Myeloma Treatment

NCCN Guidelines for Multiple Myeloma Treatment

What is CAR-T Cell Treatment in Multiple Myeloma?

CAR-T Cell Terminology

How Long Will CAR-T Cell Therapy Last?

How Are Myeloma Patients Treated Based On Frailty?

How is Frailty Defined in Multiple Myeloma?

Myeloma Cure Hub

What is HealthTree Cure Hub and how does it help advance a cure?

How HealthTree Cure Hub Helps Them Track & Manage Their Myeloma

How Long Will I Live With Multiple Myeloma and is there a Cure?

Your Myeloma Doctor

What to Ask Your Doctor at Your First Multiple Myeloma Appointment?

Why all Multiple Myeloma Patients Need a Myeloma Specialist

How do I find a Myeloma Specialist?

How To Pick A Multiple Myeloma Doctor?

Therapy Options in Myeloma

What is a "Line" of Therapy in Multiple Myeloma?

Myeloma 101: The Difference Between Consolidation and Maintenance Therapy 

What are CAR-T Cells?

What Is A Stem Cell Transplant? 

What About Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Older Multiple Myeloma Patients?

What to Eat if You Have Multiple Myeloma? 

How Immunomodulators Work in Multiple Myeloma? 

What are Antibodies and How are They Used in Multiple Myeloma?

Clinical Trials: What are Bispecific Antibodies? 

How Proteasome Inhibitors Work?

Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trials

Find a Clinical Trial

Myeloma Medications

Myeloma Medications

Myeloma Treatment Side Effects

What is a Port for Chemo? 

Why Does Chemo Cause Hair Loss? 

What is Multiple Myeloma and Why Does Awareness Matter? 

What Is Chemo Brain?

Will I Get Nausea During Treatment And What Can I Do About It? 

What is Neutropenia? What Does it Mean to Myeloma Patients?

Why do people die from Multiple Myeloma? Lack Of Awareness? It Is Complicated! 

Why is Myeloma So Complicated?

Myeloma Support

What is HealthTree® for Multiple Myeloma? 

What is the HealthTree Coach for Multiple Myeloma Program? 

Which are the HealthTree Community Chapter Events?

What are the HealthTree Round Tables for Multiple Myeloma?

What is HealthTree Cure Hub for Multiple Myeloma?

What is HealthTree University?

What is the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting?

What are Financial Options for Multiple Myeloma Patients?