10 Multiple Myeloma Symptoms

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Symptom #2: Anemia

While anemia is not a symptom, it includes a myriad of symptoms such as pallor, tiredness, weakness, decreased ability to exercise, and breathlessness. It occurs when there is inadequate red blood cells or hemoglobin that function to carry oxygen. There are three mechanisms that lead to anemia: excessive loss of blood, increased breakdown of red blood cells, or decreased production of red blood cells.

Hence, causes of anemia would include conditions that result in the three mechanisms. Examples include gastrointestinal bleeding, trauma, iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, malaria, neoplasms of the bone marrow, and more.

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