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Why Are Regular Full Health Checks Important?
Routine 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 readingBladder Damage
Both 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 readingMyeloma Risk Prediction?
The 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 readingHow Home Care Services Can Benefit Cancer Patients
A 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
Myeloma, 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 readingMyeloma Cisplatin- Kidney Damage?
I’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 readingMGUS Cure?
Is 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
Continue readingVelcade Side Effects
Velcade aka bortezomib is an effective chemotherapy regimen for myeloma but velcade side effects can cause problems for MM patients. The article linked and excerpted below offers a based dose timing solution.
Continue readingPreparing for Radiation Therapy?
You’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Your oncologist prescribed radiation. Naturally, you are preparing for radiation therapy by asking lots of questions. The problem is that most of your questions
Continue readingNon-Toxic Diabetes Control
Why is a cancer coach writing about non-toxic diabetes control? While the focus of PeopleBeatingCancer is cancer, I have to also admit that I am interested in evidence-based non-conventional, non-toxic
Continue readingHow To Share A Cancer Diagnosis
You’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Should you tell someone? How to share a cancer diagnosis is an important question that you should think through- carefully. As a long-term cancer survivor myself,
Continue readingUpfront Low-dose Radiation SCLC
According to the study linked below, upfront low-dose radiation for small cell lung cancer extends both progression-free survival (your first remission) and overall survival (length of life). That’s
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