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Description: Find out about what myeloma is, how it starts, symptoms, and how your specialist plans the best treatment for you. 00:02 What is Myeloma? 00:33 Types of white blood cells 00:46 What do plasma cells do? 00:54 How myeloma starts 1:20 How myeloma causes symptoms 2:02 Why it is also called multiple myeloma Myeloma is a type of blood cancer that develops from plasma cells in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is the spongy substance found inside the inner part of some of our large bones. It makes different types of blood cells including plasma cells. Visit our website: cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/myeloma for more information about myeloma, its symptoms, treatment and living with it.