Multiple Myeloma affects mainly the bones. The overproduction of proteins will weaken the bones, causing pains in parts of the body that an individual put more stress on like the back and hips, but may also suffer from the skull. Also, it can cause either anemia or hypercalcemia. With multiple myeloma, there may be a lack of red blood cells, which causes dizziness, the inability to move as desired, and overall weakness, Hypercalcemia occurs when there is a high level of calcium in the blood, causing extreme thirst, abdominal pain, weakness, possible kidney failures, among …show more content…
Lymphoma and Myeloma both work with white blood cells, but, they affect different part of the body. Although Lymphoma will eventually weaken the immune system, Myeloma abnormal cells tend to stay in the bones. When there are gathered too close together, they create the tumor, whereas lymphoma just stays in the lymphatic system. “Metastatic bone disease occurs when cancer spreads from a primary organ site to bone. The spine is the most common location of metastatic disease.” It is slightly different from Myeloma, in the way that it starts straight from the organs, not because of overproduction of plasma