Myeloma symptoms and diagnosis
Find out about myeloma symptoms and the tests doctors use to confirm whether you have myeloma and monitor it after diagnosis.
Myeloma is sometimes called multiple myeloma - these are different names for the same disease.
Myeloma symptoms
Myeloma can cause a range of symptoms, although some people have no symptoms when they are diagnosed.
Tests for myeloma
You will have tests to confirm your diagnosis, monitor the myeloma and any treatment you have.
Related conditions
Doctors will consider a range of other conditions when deciding whether myeloma is the correct diagnosis.
Free guide to myeloma
People with myeloma have helped us create a booklet including essential information so you know what to expect.
This information has been accredited with the PIF TICK, the UK's only quality mark for trusted health information.
Thank you to Consultant Haematologists Dr Lydia Eccersley and Dr Emma Searle for checking the clinical accuracy of our myeloma information.