Data on the incidence of, and mortality from, multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms, broken down by age, sex, year of diagnosis/death, and geographic area are published on the website of NHS National Services Scotland, Information Services (ISD) at:www.isdscotland.org.Scottish Cancer Registry data indicate that 161 men and 129 women were diagnosed with multiple myeloma in Scotland in the year 2001 (total 290; 56% men, 44% women).The terms "myeloma" and "multiple myeloma" are generally regardedas synonymous.