Patients with multiple myeloma may notice an increase in infections. These may include pneumonia and other common infections. However, if you have multiple myeloma, you may be at higher risk for complications. You are more likely to get severe infections that do not respond immediately to treatment, and you are also more liable to see a recurrence of the infection after it is initially resolved. Because it weakens your immune system, cancer makes it difficult for your body to fight back against harmful bacteria. Healthy people are usually able to bounce back from most infections, especially with treatment quickly, but that is not the case with multiple myeloma patients.

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