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Multiple Myeloma an incurable disease, but I have spent the last 25 years in remission using a blend of conventional oncology and evidence-based nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle therapies from peer-reviewed studies that your oncologist probably hasn't told you about.
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Who Pays for Clinical Trials???
Who pays for clinical trials? Does it matter? Do financial ties to industry matter when considering who designs the trial? Do financial ties to the cancer industry matter when considering who writes up
Continue readingREMS for CAR-T Myeloma
If you are wondering why the FDA removed REMS for CAR-T for Myeloma, first ask yourself why Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Autologous Chimeric Antigen Receptor CAR-T cell immunotherapies
Continue readingWhat is Non-Secretory Myeloma?
What is non-secretory myeloma? Is it possible to be diagnosed with MM yet have no detectable m-spike? According to the paper linked below, in a small percentage of MM patients, yes, it is. In the video
Continue readingHBOT for Chemobrain Prevention
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for chemobrain prevention? Yes, according to the research linked and excerpted below. Once again, my lament is that I wish I knew then what I know now. The two most debilitating
Continue readingEliquis vs. Xarelto in Myeloma?
Which prescription blood thinner is better for a Myeloma patient: Eliquis or Xarelto? What are your priorities? If your priorities are to lower your risk of a second blood clot or to decrease your chance
Continue readingDrugs that Damage Myeloma patients’ gut health
A growing number of studies cite the gut microbiome as being important to the immune system of multiple myeloma patients. The study below lists drugs that can damage MM patients’ gut health. If a
Continue readingMGUS and Diabetes? Get GLP-1 RA
Have you been diagnosed with both MGUS and diabetes? If so, GLP-1 RA use could lower your risk of cardiovascular events. I am a long-term myeloma survivor. I was originally diagnosed with a type of pre-MM.
Continue readingCan Vitamin D Slow Aging?
Can vitamin D slow aging? Yes, according to the research linked below. FYI, my purpose in writing this post is NOT to highlight some anti-aging therapy. The two reasons for writing this post are: Bring
Continue readingMyeloma Fatigue, Mood, Immune Therapy?
Myeloma fatigue, mood, and immune therapy? All at the same time with one single therapy? How can that be??? A diagnosis of multiple myeloma can bring physical side effects such as fatigue and a weakened
Continue readingMyeloma- Quantity or Quality of Life?
Myeloma- Quantity or Quality of Life? Most newly diagnosed myeloma patients (NDMM) will say that living longer is their priority. That’s what I said when I was first diagnosed. The challenge is that
Continue readingBlood clots Underreported- Myeloma?
According to the study linked below, blood clots are underreported in cancer clinical trials. Myeloma patients have to ask themselves if the study below applies to myeloma clinical trials, too. Blood clots
Continue readingEnhancing CAR-T Cell Therapy
A growing number of studies talk about enhancing CAR-T cell therapy. In fact, CAR-T cell therapy has provided a viable therapy to relapsed, refractory MM patients. Unfortunately, as the article below explains,
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