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0:00 Introduction
0:38 Symptoms
1:18 staging kahler disease
2:28 Treatment


• Kahler’s disease, also known as multiple myeloma, is a blood cancer that occurs in the plasma. 
• In the disease, the body’s bone marrow is affected, and cancerous cells begin to replace the healthy blood cells. 
• It is the most common type of Myeloma and is considered to be the 14th most common kind of cancer in the world. 
• The effects of cancer can also reach your kidneys due to the development of abnormal proteins. 
• Kahler’s disease thus tends to affect different parts of the body. 
Here’s everything you need to know about it: 
Symptoms 
• As Kahler’s disease starts with the bone marrow, the bones experience the most typical symptoms of the disease. 
• Pain in the bones is one common indication. 
• More than that, the bones can even break if the condition spreads unchecked. 
• However, since the disease spreads to different parts of the body, you are likely to experience a host of other symptoms, such as: 
• Nausea
• Excessive thirst 
• Frequent fevers and infections 
• Weight loss
• Urinating excessively 
• Constipation 
Staging Kahler’s Disease 
• Staging cancer means determining the spread and growth of cancer in the human body. 
• Staging for multiple myeloma can be done using the International Staging System (ISS) or the Durie-Salmon system. 
• The latter checks the amount of calcium inside the blood along with proteins such as monoclonal immunoglobin and hemoglobin. 
• The initial stage is the smoldering stage, in which the myeloma does not cause active symptoms. This cancer exists but has not spread enough to cause problems. 
• Stage 1 Kahler’s will show a small number of cancerous cells in the urine and blood. 
• Hemoglobin levels are just slightly lower in this stage, while a bone X-ray would be clear or show just one affected area. 
• Stage 2 is far more serious, with increased monoclonal immunoglobin and calcium, while hemoglobin will show a significant decrease. 
• Furthermore, stage 2 Kahler’s may also cause extensive bone damage. 
• Stage 3 is the most advanced stage of multiple myeloma, characterized by very low hemoglobin and very high amounts of calcium. 
• The body shows multiple signs of damage. 
Treatment
• The treatment of Kahler’s disease depends on the stage of cancer. 
• Typical treatments for it include radiation, chemotherapy, and plasmapheresis, a blood treatment. 
• In some cases, bone marrow or stem transplant may be necessary. 
• However, the treatments cannot cure Kahler’s. 
• The cancerous cells may decrease in numbers and the symptoms may go away only to recur at another time. 
• The recurrence makes living with Kahler’s disease incredibly difficult, and regular checks and significant lifestyle changes have to be made.