Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma is a cancer that affects plasma cells (located in the bone marrow) that are an important part of your immune system. There were 187,952 new multiple myeloma diagnoses worldwide in 2022.1 It’s estimated that 36,110 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed in 2025.2
A few risk factors for multiple myeloma include3:
- Age: Risk increases as you age, and most people diagnosed with multiple myeloma are >65.
- Sex: Multiple myeloma is slightly more common in men than women.
- Race: Multiple myeloma is more than twice as common in Black people than in White people.
- Family Health History: Although most people who have multiple myeloma do not have a family history, you are more likely to develop multiple myeloma if you have a sibling or parent that was diagnosed
- Other Plasma Cell Diseases: If you have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or solitary plasmacytoma, you have a higher risk.
- Being Overweight
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