multiple myeloma

(noun)

A cancer of the white blood cells.

Related Terms

Examples of multiple myeloma in the following topics:

  • Immunodeficiencies

    • Immunodeficiency often affects multiple components, with notable examples including severe combined immunodeficiency (which is primary) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (which is secondary).
    • This includes many types of cancer, particularly those of the bone marrow and blood cells (those with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, etc.), and certain chronic infections.

  • Spinal Cord Compression

    • Tumors that commonly cause cord compression are lung cancer (non-small cell type), breast cancer, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma.

  • Bone Scans

    • The bone scan is not sensitive to osteoporosis or multiple myeloma in bones, and, therefore, other techniques must be used to assess bone abnormalities from these diseases.

  • Secondary Immunodeficiency Diseases

    • This includes many types of cancer, particularly those of the bone marrow and blood cells (leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma), and certain chronic infections.

  • Bone Marrow Examination

    • Bone marrow examination is used in the diagnosis of a number of conditions, including leukemia, multiple myeloma, anemia, and pancytopenia.

  • Multiple Regression Models

    • Multiple regression is used to find an equation that best predicts the $Y$ variable as a linear function of the multiple $X$ variables.
    • You use multiple regression when you have three or more measurement variables.
    • One use of multiple regression is prediction or estimation of an unknown $Y$ value corresponding to a set of $X$ values.
    • Multiple regression would give you an equation that would relate the tiger beetle density to a function of all the other variables.
    • As you are doing a multiple regression, there is also a null hypothesis for each $X$ variable, meaning that adding that $X$ variable to the multiple regression does not improve the fit of the multiple regression equation any more than expected by chance.

  • Foster Pools of Expertise in Multiple Places

  • References

    • Multiple Intelligences in the classroom.
    • Teaching and learning through Multiple Intelligences.
    • Problem-based learning and other curriculum models for the Multiple Intelligences classroom.
    • Frames of mind: the theory of Multiple Intelligences.
    • Intelligence reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st century.

  • Multiple IRRs

    • When cash flows of a project change sign more than once, there will be multiple IRRs; in these cases NPV is the preferred measure.
    • In the case of positive cash flows followed by negative ones and then by positive ones, the IRR may have multiple values.
    • There may even be multiple IRRs for a single project, like in the above example 0% as well as 10%.
    • As cash flows of a project change sign more than once, there will be multiple IRRs.
    • Explain the best way to evaluate a project that has multiple internal rates of return

  • Future Value, Multiple Flows

    • To find the FV of multiple cash flows, sum the FV of each cash flow.
    • Finding the future value (FV) of multiple cash flows means that there are more than one payment/investment, and a business wants to find the total FV at a certain point in time.
    • The first step in finding the FV of multiple cash flows is to define when the future is.
    • If the multiple cash flows are a part of an annuity, you're in luck; there is a simple way to find the FV.
    • The FV of multiple cash flows is the sum of the future values of each cash flow.