Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma (also known as myeloma or plasma cell myeloma) is a hematologic cancer, meaning it develops in the blood. It is a cancer of the plasma cell, an important part of the immune system that produces immunoglobulins (antibodies) to help fight infection and disease.

There are approximately 45,000 people in the United States living with multiple myeloma and an estimated 14,600 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year.

Multiple myeloma is the second most prevalent blood cancer after non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It represents approximately 1% of all cancers and 2% of all cancer deaths.

Although the peak age of onset of multiple myeloma is 65 to 70 years of age, recent statistics indicate both increasing incidence and earlier age of onset. Approximately 45,000 Americans currently have myeloma, and the American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 14,600 new cases of myeloma are diagnosed each year in the United States.

Multiple myeloma affects slightly more men than women. African Americans and Native Pacific Islanders have the highest reported incidence of this disease and Asians the lowest. Results of a recent study found the incidence of myeloma to be 9.5 cases per 100,000 African Americans and 4.1 cases per 100,000 Caucasian Americans. Among African Americans, myeloma is one of the top 10 leading causes of cancer death.

The diagnosis of multiple myeloma is often made incidentally during routine blood tests for other conditions. For example, the existence of anemia and a high serum protein may suggest further testing.

Language		Translations for "multiple myeloma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		myelomatosis (myelomatosis), multipel myeloma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmocytoma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmocytom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Kahler's sygdom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Bozzolo's sygdom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Dutch		myelomatosis (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), multipel myeloom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), ziekte van Kahler (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), ziekte van Huppert (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), ziekte van Bozzolo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmoma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmocytoom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Finnish		myelomatosis (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), myeloma multiplex (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), multippeli myelooma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmasytooma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

French		myélome multiple, maladie de Kahler, maladie de Bozzolo, plasmocytome multiple, plasmocytome. (various references)

German		Myelomatose (myelomatosis), multiples Plasmazellen-Myelom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), multiples Myelom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Morbus Kahler (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Mollities et fragilitas ossium (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), malignes Plasmom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Retikulosarkom mit plasmazellulärer Differenzierung (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Reticulosis plasmocytomatosa (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Reticulosis plasmacellularis (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Plasmozytom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Plasmom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Kahler-Bozzolo Krankheit (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Kahler Krankheit (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), Hupert Krankheit (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Greek		νόσος Kahler (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), νόσος Huppert (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), νόσος Bozzolo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), μυελομάτωσις (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), πλασματοκυτταρικό μυέλωμα (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), πλασμοκύττωμα (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), πολλαπλό μυέλωμα (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Italian		mielomatosi (myelomatosis), mieloma multiplo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), malattia di Kahler (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), malattia di Bozzolo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmacitoma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), albuminosuria mielopatica (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Pig Latin		ultiplemay yelomamay

Portuguese		mielomatose (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), mieloma múltiplo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmocitoma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), doença de Kahler (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), doença de Huppert (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), doença de Bozzolo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Spanish		mielomatosis (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), mieloma múltiple (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmocitoma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmacitoma (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), enfermedad de Kahler (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), enfermedad de Huppert (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), enfermedad de Bozzolo (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)

Swedish		myelomatos (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), myelom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), multipelt myelom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma), plasmacytom (Bozzolo disease, Huppert's disease, Kahler's disease, myelomatosis, plasmacytoma). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Domain	Definition
Health	A malignant tumor of plasma cells usually arising in the bone marrow; characterized by diffuse involvement of the skeletal system, hyperglobulinemia, Bence-Jones proteinuria, and anemia. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Biology and Management of Multiple Myeloma (reference) Epidemiology and biology of multiple myeloma (reference) Growth regulation and proto-oncogene expression in human multiple myeloma cell lines in vitro (reference) Multiple Myeloma (reference) Multiple Myeloma and Other Paraproteinaemias (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		A few older drugs--such as acetazolamide or outdated tetracycline--can also cause proximal RTA. In adults, proximal RTA may complicate diseases like multiple myeloma, or it may occur in people who experience chronic rejection of a transplanted kidney. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
multiple myeloma	907	bone marrow multiple myeloma transplant	3
multiple myeloma treatment	23	ferraro geraldine multiple myeloma	3
multiple myeloma symptom	22	multiple myeloma cause	3
multiple myeloma prognosis	14	multiple myeloma diagnosis	3
foundation multiple myeloma research	12	multiple myeloma stage	3
thalidomide and multiple myeloma	9	multiple myeloma cure	3
multiple myeloma cancer	9	multiple myeloma survivor	3
multiple myeloma foundation	8	autologous cell multiple myeloma stem transplant	3
diagnosis louis multiple myeloma st	6	chemotherapy dose high multiple myeloma	3
louis multiple myeloma st treatment	6	multiple myeloma research	2
multiple myeloma staging	5	multiple myeloma rate survival	2
information about multiple myeloma	5	cancercenter.com multiple myeloma	2
death multiple myeloma	4	hypercalcemia in multiple myeloma	2
stem cell transplant multiple myeloma	4	multiple myeloma smoldering	2
disability multiple myeloma	4	multiple myeloma drug	2
multiple myeloma velcade	3
		multiple myeloma drug	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "multiple myeloma": stage I multiple myeloma ♦ stage II multiple myeloma ♦ stage III multiple myeloma. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Multiple Myeloma

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