What are the symptoms of bone marrow cancer?
Bone marrow cancer is called multiple myeloma. Frequently the first sign of multiple myeloma is bone pain due to the presence of many malignant cells in the bone marrow. Following are the potential bone marrow cancer symptoms : • Pain in the bones is caused by too many plasma cells collecting there. Pain in the back and ribs and afterwards the pain may spread to the pelvic bones, neck and skull, and less frequently to the lower arms or legs. • • As the malignant plasma cells replace the normal blood forming elements in the marrow, anemia and fatigue may be apparent. The marrow also produces fewer platelets, blood cells which regulate clots and bleeding. As a result, multiple myeloma victims may experience bleeding gums, nosebleeds or easy bruising. Unexplained bone fractures, kidney failure, persistent infections and weight loss are other signs of the disease. • The large numbers of plasma cells in multiple myeloma damages the bones. Occasionally, it is a fracture of a bone that takes
