The American Cancer Society’s page on multiple myeloma is geared toward the new patient. The information is broken down into different categories and bullets, making it easy to navigate through the wide variety of information about prevention, treatment, detection, and more.

The International Myeloma Foundation’s (IMF) interactive site provides basic knowledge for patients that were recently diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The site is easy to navigate and features an informative video, hotline, info pack, guide to drug names, and publications like Myeloma Today and Myeloma Minute.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) page on multiple myeloma provides information on causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and staging, complications, and treatments. The bullets and diagrams offer a clear, easy-to-understand overview of the disease.

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation gives a thorough introduction to multiple myeloma by describing different aspects of the disease such as its definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and more. This reader-friendly guide also offers helpful images and tables of information.

The compacted reading on the National Cancer Institute’s site looks intimidating, but it offers an abundance of basic information about multiple myeloma and its treatments. For more information, click on the different multimedia options listed in the left topmost box labeled “In This Issue.”

Wikipedia’s site on multiple myeloma provides an easy-to-read overview of the disease with the in-depth, extensive information broken up into smaller categories. For more information, go to the sites listed under “External Links” and “References.”