What disease is myeloma

summary

People's bone marrow has a lot of red blood cells, and it is the place of hematopoiesis. Many white-collar workers in companies are under great pressure and sit for a long time, which leads to the emergence of myeloma. Let's share some knowledge about myeloma.

What disease is myeloma

First of all, multiple myeloma (mm) is a kind of malignant plasma cell disease. Its tumor cells originate from the plasma cells in bone marrow, and plasma cells are the cells of B lymphocyte development to the final functional stage. Therefore, multiple myeloma can be classified as B-lymphocytic lymphoma.

And now who classifies it as a kind of B-cell lymphoma, which is called plasma cell myeloma / plasma cell tumor. It is characterized by abnormal proliferation of bone marrow plasma cells accompanied by excessive production of monoclonal immunoglobulin or light chain (M protein). A few patients may be non secretive mm. The treatment of myeloma is very troublesome. Many times it is found that it is late, and it is impossible to cure at this time.

Finally, multiple myeloma is often accompanied by multiple osteolytic damage, hypercalcemia, anemia and kidney damage. Due to the inhibition of the production of normal immunoglobulin, it is easy to appear a variety of bacterial infections. The incidence rate is estimated at 2 to 3/10 million, the ratio of male to female is 1.6:1, and most of the patients are >40 years old.

matters needing attention

People with myeloma should pay attention to bed rest, keep a good sleep state, and keep a good mood. They should eat light and choose foods that can inhibit bone marrow hyperplasia, such as kelp, laver, Undaria pinnatifida, sea clam and almond.