Myeloma tumor chemosensitivity testing sounds like an oxymoron. Myeloma is a blood cancer- no such thing as a myeloma “tumor.” However, it seems like chemosensitivity testing should be the
Continue readingWhat is the purpose of myeloma clinical trials? Exclusion criteria virtually guarantees that the results do not mirror real world experience. And therefore newly diagnosed MM patients will learn little
Continue readingGastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD and diet- what you eat, day in, day out, makes a difference in your risk of Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) and your risk of Esophageal Cancer (EC). As the first article
Continue readingCardiotoxicity prevention is particularly important to me. I am a long-term cancer survivor who developed chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy and chronic atrial fibrillation in late 2010- fully 15 years
Continue readingThe answer to the question “when should MGUS patients have a bone marrow biopsy” (BMB) depends on the patient’s risk tolerance. Does the newly diagnosed MGUS patient want to fully understand
Continue readingRoutine health checks, sometimes called executive physicals, often involve a full-body physical examination, blood work, and additional testing. The aim of these health checks is to act as a form of preventative
Continue readingBoth chemotherapy and radiation can cause bladder damage. The article linked below talks mainly about radiation and prostate cancer but it’s important to cite the many different types of side effects
Continue readingThe first two paragraphs in the article below explains that myeloma risk prediction is now made possible with the help of artificial intelligence. In effect, over the past couple of decades, oncology has
Continue readingA cancer diagnosis can be a lot to handle, and the idea of treatment can be scary. Although hospitals are important for treating cancer, sometimes patients feel better being at home with extra help. Home
Continue readingMyeloma, disabilities, co-morbidities. These three words are often intertwined. Your parent or grandparent has been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer called multiple myeloma. You may be wondering how
Continue readingI’m going to go out on a limb and say that myeloma patients risk kidney damage and therefore risk cisplatin-induced kidney damage. Meaning, if you are diagnosed with multiple myeloma you are at a
Continue readingIs an MGUS cure possible? According to the research linked and excerpted below, the answer is yes. Unfortunately, like most therapies for any form of monoclonal gammopathy such as: single plasmacytoma
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