Imaging tests provide pictures of the tissues inside your body. These can help your healthcare team determine if you have multiple myeloma and how far it may have spread throughout your body.

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer that develops in the plasma cells, which are white blood cells that help you fight infection by making antibodies.

But after a seemingly random finger fracture, his doctor tested him for elevated protein levels in his blood and told him he had a form of cancer called multiple myeloma. It was sort of an out-of ...