ASK A DOCTOR: HOW DOES MYELOMA AFFECT QUALITY OF LIFE?
Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira
Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells will be committed to fight infections. Improvements in the treatment of MM have increased overall survival, longevity and patient's quality of life.
Expert opinion from Sadhvi Mythili
MBBS,DNB psychiatry · 6 years of experience · India
Myeloma can lead to many disease related events like bone destruction, changes in the height. This can lead to many emotional problems. It can also cause renal failure and immunodeficiency. The treatment related side effects due to therapeutic interventions can be seen too.
Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy
M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA
The associated complications of the disease, such as anemia, with a higher risk of infections, especially bacterial and brittle bones, may impact the quality of life.
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