As established, the COVID-19 pandemic is totally new, so there is not much information available on how this virus affects cancer patients, such as myeloma or multiple myeloma.
Multiple myeloma: diagnosis and treatments
Normally, multiple myeloma comes incidentally diagnosed by your doctor by examining routine blood tests, often checking for some other unwell condition.
Multiple myeloma: symptoms and causes
Multiple myeloma is a cancer that attacks plasma cells, a type of white blood cell capable of fighting infections by producing antibodies, which respond by attacking germs.