Turning Cancer Patients and Caregivers Into Informed Decision- Makers 

 

Hi, my name is David Emerson, and I have been living with an incurable cancer called Multiple Myeloma since 1994. I started PeopleBeatingCancer.org because I believe that there is a problem with cancer care today.  Cancer patients and caregivers are asked to make huge decisions about their health-- often while woefully uninformed, and under an extreme time crunch. How many of you are here because you were given 24 hours to approve your chemotherapy regimen? 

​Let me be clear: knowledge is power. The more you know, the better decisions you'll make for your care.  Yes, I said YOU. You are in control. This website and the non-profit organization that supports it are dedicated to helping cancer survivors and caregivers become informed, educated decision-makers about their treatment. All information found on this site is evidence-based with the studies cited, and actionable-- you can get started using the protocols right away.

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Check out our latest blog posts:

Newly Diagnosed Myeloma-Begin Chemotherapy or Intravenous Vit. C, Curcumin, Diet?
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Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death among Atrial Fibrillation Patients (me)
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Prevent Premature Aging – Pediatric, Adolescent Young Adult Cancer Survivors
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Risk of Progression for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma is Reduced…at what cost?
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Bone Imaging Can Make or Break Multiple Myeloma
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Multiple Myeloma, CAR-T Cell Therapy and Heart Failure-
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