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Is “Vaping,” “Juuling,” “E-cigs,” Unhealthy or Not?
“What we have to do is make a best guess based on what we currently know about electronic cigarettes aka vaping.” I am a long-term cancer survivor. My son is a healthy college student who used
Continue readingWhat NOT to say to Cancer Patients- Less is More
“When you are not sure of what helpful words to give, the best way to show support is with a hug, or a squeeze of the hand- in short, less is more.” This three part blog post is another take
Continue readingIron Deficiency In People With Cancer
An iron deficiency is one of the most common complications in cancer patients, affecting 30-90%, depending on the type of cancer. An iron deficiency means not enough oxygen is being carried around the
Continue readingHow to Stay Healthy During Chemotherapy
When undergoing chemotherapy, you need to stay as healthy as possible, so that you are comfortable and able to undergo the best treatment possible. What you eat, drink and do makes a huge difference to
Continue readingProbiotics as Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease assoc. Colorectal Cancer
“These results suggest that alteration of the gut microbiome with probiotics may become a new preventative or therapeutic strategy for patients at risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated
Continue readingImmunotherapy Increases Response to Chemo in Lung Cancer
Pretreatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with a higher likelihood of response to salvage chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Advanced non-small
Continue readingHow Medical Personnel Can Help Chronic Patients Rest Better
“… it can be possible to streamline the process for the facility’s longest-staying patients in order to cut down on the number of disruptions they can endure.” One of the most common
Continue readingHow to Prevent Serious Infections
Preventing serious infections is something that you should make a conscious effort to do as treating it once contracted can be hard… The goal should be to be as healthy as possible and avoid serious
Continue readingCurcumin- Bronchial Asthma
The results showed that curcumin capsules help in improving the airway obstruction (Bronchial Asthma) which was evident by significant improvement in the mean… I am a long-term cancer survivor of
Continue readingLife as a Caregiving Youth
“The American Association of Caregiving Youth aims mainly to make sure that caregiving students don’t drop out of school…” Life as a caregiving youth for me feels pretty normal.
Continue readingMGUS-“Comparatively Lower Life Expectancy?”
MGUS stands for monoclonal gammopathy of undermined significance. MGUS is not cancer. It is a pre-Multiple Myeloma (MM) asymptomatic blood disorder. MGUS at a glance- click the illustration below: Symptoms- Bone
Continue readingCurcumin- Cirrhosis of the Liver
“Curcumin also partially reversed the fibrosis induced by CCl(4). Curcumin was effective in preventing and reversing cirrhosis, probably by its ability of reducing TGF-beta expression.” Writing
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