Multiple myeloma activates cells that break down bone called osteoclasts. This can lead to elevated calcium in the blood, also called hypercalcemia. Elevated calcium may cause symptoms such as ...

Just like other types of cancer, multiple myeloma may not cause any symptoms ... they release calcium into the blood — known medically as hypercalcemia. Symptoms of this include feeling thirsty ...

and hypercalcemia (elevated calcium levels in your blood). Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies to fight infections. In multiple myeloma, your plasma cells are transformed into ...

Multiple myeloma is a rare type of cancer. It starts with the uncontrolled production of plasma cells. These are a type of white blood cell in the bone marrow. Healthy plasma cells make antibodies ...