LEUKEMIA

Leukemia is a broad term for cancers of the blood cells. The type of leukemia depends on the type of
blood cell that becomes cancer and whether it grows quickly or slowly. Leukemia occurs most often in
adults older than 55, but it is also the most common cancer in children younger than 15.
Leukemia symptoms commonly include:

fatigue (tiredness that lasts a long time and doesn't improve with rest)
bruising and bleeding more easily, or bleeding that takes longer to stop.
infections that are more frequent, severe, or last longer.
fever (high temperature)
weight loss that is unexplained.

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that develops in plasma cells in the bone marrow—the soft, spongy
tissue at the center of your bones. In healthy bone marrow, normal plasma cells make antibodies to protect
your body from infection.

The causes of myeloma are not known or well understood. There are currently no known ways to prevent
it. Currently, there are also no obvious, strong risk factors for myeloma. Although the genetic mutations
that cause myeloma are acquired and not inherited, family history is a known risk factor for multiple
myeloma.