Recently Diagnosed or Relapsed? Stop Looking For a Miracle Cure, and Use Evidence-Based Therapies To Enhance Your Treatment and Prolong Your Remission
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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High-Risk Multiple Myeloma
High-Risk Multiple Myeloma- Common myeloma is difficult to treat. High-Risk myeloma means that the newly diagnosed patient has genetic differences compared to the average patient. These genetic differences
Continue readingCancer-Related Fatigue- Therapies
Cancer-related fatigue or the severe fatigue that often results from chemotherapy and/or radiation is a direct result of the therapy prescribed to kill your cancer. Your oncologist prescribed therapies
Continue readingRelapsed/Refractory Myeloma- Four Prior Treatments
You are a relapsed/refractory myeloma survivor who has had four prior treatments. If you’re reading this post my guess is that you have been through induction therapy (RVD or RVDd), maybe an ASCT,
Continue readingReminiscence Therapy & Cancer Survival
Cancer patients and survivors working to manage their mental health once they hear “you have cancer” can be the loneliest and most difficult aspect of their illness. I believe that reminiscence
Continue readingMGUS of Skin Significance
A diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) used to be so simple. It used to be all about a possible diagnosis of multiple myeloma in your future. No longer. According to the
Continue readingSports, Mental Health: Exercise for Well-being
When it comes to discussions about mental health, the adage “healthy body has a healthy mind” is often mentioned. Mental health has become an increasingly prevalent topic in today’s world.
Continue readingIonising Radiation – Image, Treat, Damage
Ionising Radiation is a remarkable technology. Particularly in the world of oncology. There is no greater double-edged sword. Radiological imaging, especially for me and my cancer, multiple myeloma, provides
Continue readingVaccinations Post Stem Cell Transplant?
Getting all of the vaccinations that you had before your autologous stem cell transplant is a component of the standard-of-care therapy plan for all newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients. Unfortunately,
Continue readingCoffee for Chemo Brain?
Coffee for chemo brain? I’ve been struggling with chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction aka chemo brain since I completed active therapy for my cancer in 1997. Over the years, I’ve figured
Continue readingDysphagia (Difficulty Swallowing) No More?
Radiation to my fifth cervical vertebra (bottom of my neck) caused my swallowing muscles to slowly weaken aka a side effect called dysphasia. Though the study linked and excerpted below focuses on oral
Continue readingReduced Mobility = Increased Mortality
Reduced mobility might seem like it is not a big deal for cancer survivors. After all, we’re talking about cancer, right? I mean, we are fighting for our lives. Fatigue, nausea, constipation/diarrhea,
Continue readingLow White Blood Cells- Chemotherapy
Hi David- I have a current situation on which I would greatly appreciate your input. Some background: I was diagnosed last October. I underwent a relatively short period of Revlimid/Velcade/Dexamethasone
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