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:
Salvage Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Relapsed Myeloma
Despite advances in novel antimyeloma agents,1-4 the use of a salvage autologous stem-cell transplantation (sASCT) has continued to represent an[...]
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (Nerve Damage) is Expensive!
Costs were significantly higher for patients with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) during the first line of therapy ($23,183 vs $20,790)[...]
Maximize Stem Cell Harvest for Myeloma ASCT
“The yield was better with chemotherapy, but 4 million stem cells per kg is sufficient for two transplants, so the[...]
L-Carnitine Effective for Chronic Heart Failure
Whether additional benefit can be achieved with the use of L-carnitine (L-C) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) remains[...]
Reduce Cardiovascular and Thromboembolic Mortality Risk in Myeloma
The 4 cardiovascular and thromboembolic diseases resulting in death in patients with MM were atherosclerosis (n = 88), heart disease[...]
Carfilzomib/Kyprolis for the Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma Patient
...we also found that the CBD and THC combination is able to reduce expression of the β5i subunit as well[...]