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Multiple Myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells. Plasma cells are a type of blood cell inside your bones and are important to helping your immune system fight off infections and other diseases. Multiple Myeloma occurs when plasma cells become cancerous and grow out of control in the bone marrow. This can weaken your immune system and damage your bones and certain organs. While there may be no cure, there are Multiple Myeloma treatments that can produce remission. One of these is called autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).
ASCT is a standard procedure that may help you grow new, healthy plasma cells to replace the cancerous cells. ASCT uses specialized cells called stem cells. Stem cells are found inside your bones and are like the seeds for growing new plasma cells.
Ask your doctor for more information about Multiple Myeloma. You can also learn more about MM at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation website, or the American Cancer Society website.