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Pediatric Cancer- Chemo-Induced Heart, Brain
“Eight of 10 pediatric cancer survivors had abnormal findings on brain, heart, and bone images, including six patients with and two patients without clinical symptoms.” Though the study linked
Continue readingWhy Nutrition Is Considered A Crucial Part Of Fitness?
I am a long-term multiple myeloma (MM) survivor. I live with several long-term treatment-related side effects. As such I work hard to maintain my health. Nutrition is a crucial part of fitness according
Continue readingSMM, Stage 1 Longer Prognosis
Standard-risk patients should never be undertreated, as they derive the highest relative benefit from using the best available registered therapies. (Oncology and I disagree…) Hi David – I
Continue readingMyeloma – Curcumin – Symptoms, Side Effects
“However, chemotherapy only has a limited success with severe side effects, especially causing damage to normal tissues such as bone marrow, gastrointestine, heart, liver, renal, neuron, and auditory
Continue readingMyeloma Therapy- Medical Mushrooms-
“…the mushroom (Agaricus blazei Murrill) extract may have both cytotoxic and immunomodulating antitumor mechanisms of action in myeloma.” I am a long-term myeloma survivor and myeloma
Continue readingRecommended Lifestyle Changes For A Healthy Body
My name is David Emerson. I am a long-term survivor of an incurable blood cancer called multiple myeloma. I can tell you without a doubt that the lifestyle changes outlined below are central to how I have
Continue readingSteroid-Induced Shoulder Avascular, Osteonecrosis: I.D. Therapies
Steroid-induced shoulder avascular or osteonecrosis is one of a string of long-term and late stage side effects that occurred during the years after my conventional therapies following my multiple myeloma
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy-VCD-Lite, RVD-Lite
““The best regimens maximize the likelihood of multiple myeloma control, ie, efficacy, while minimizing risk of severe toxicity…” You’ve been diagnosed with an incurable blood
Continue readingCan MGUS Kill You?
“…our findings offer strong support for the view that in some individuals, monoclonal gammopathy has the potential to cause systemic disease resulting in wide-ranging organ/tissue damage and
Continue readingCauda Equina Syndrome in Solitary Bone Plasmacytoma?
“…plasma cell proliferation results in a solitary lesion (solitary bone plasmacytoma or extramedullary plasmacytoma…acute cauda equina syndrome (CES) secondary to solitary bone plasmacytoma
Continue readingCurcumin- Kills MM, Integrative, Protective
According to research 95% of all MM is diagnosed at stage 2 or 3, that is to say advanced. MM is difficult to see coming. Therefore stabilizing MM patients is oncology’s priority. The standard-of-care
Continue readingMonoclonal Gammopathy, Nerve Pain
In addition to MGUS, you have been diagnosed with several possibly overlapping issues all of which may be contributing to your pain. I will address as many possibilities as I can. Hi David, I would like
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