Multiple myeloma (MM) is a specific type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found in bone marrow. It causes abnormal plasma cells to grow uncontrollably, crowding out healthy cells and forming tumors, often in bones.

"Blood cancer" is a broader term that includes various cancers like Show Full Answer

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a specific type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell found in bone marrow. It causes abnormal plasma cells to grow uncontrollably, crowding out healthy cells and forming tumors, often in bones.

"Blood cancer" is a broader term that includes various cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, each affecting different blood cell types or tissues. MM is just one category within blood cancers.

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