27 September is European Myeloma Day (EMD). MPE hosts this Day every year to raise awareness of myeloma and bring together our extraordinary community. 

Myeloma can be difficult to spot. Its symptoms are often mistaken for other conditions, and research by MPE found that a diagnosis can take over five months, require more than four medical consultations and involve visits to at least three different medical specialists. Recognising myeloma earlier improves patient outcomes and quality of life.

That is why we developmed the MPE Myeloma Diagnosis Pathway, as a practical tool that sets out the signs and symptoms of myeloma alongside the tests GPs and family doctors should consider when myeloma is suspected.

Lear more about the MPE Myeloma Diagnosis Pathway and why early diagnosis is the focus of this year campaign here.