Published: March 1, 2023 · Last Updated: October 8, 2025
The month of March is recognized as Myeloma Awareness Month. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that begins in plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that is important for a healthy immune system. Over time, myeloma cells will collect in the body’s bone marrow, forming tumors in the body’s bones. These tumors may prevent the bone marrow from making enough healthy blood cells and weaken bones throughout the body.
Myeloma is more common in older people, especially men, and African American individuals. In the United States, there were about 35,000 people diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2022. Common symptoms of multiple myeloma include:
Multiple myeloma, along with a list of other cancers and illnesses, occurred in many people who lived and/or worked at Camp Lejeune between August 1953 and December 1987. Evidence supports the idea that toxic water and the chemicals therein may have led to the development of many of these illnesses. Other illnesses those exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune have been diagnosed with include:
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