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“Cancer Deaths Prevented!?”
What does the American Cancer Society mean when they say “cancer deaths prevented?” Who is doing the preventing? How are the cancer deaths prevented!? According to the report in CA: Cancer
Continue readingMucositis Prevention- Head & Neck Cancer-
Mucositis prevention- Head & Neck cancer can keep the cancer patient on their therapy plan as well as enhance quality of life for the cancer patient. According to research, oral mucositis occurs is
Continue readingMGUS Risk Factors
According to the research linked and excerpted below, obesity, smoking and sleep are all factors that increase the risk of being diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). If
Continue readingRisk of MGUS Progression to MM
A diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is challenging but determining your risk of MGUS progression to MM is the more serious issue in my experience. Is is common to live
Continue readingAvascular Necrosis Breakthrough
Does the article linked below signal an avascular necrosis breakthrough? I believe so. Let me explain. I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed avascular necrosis fully 20 years after the administration
Continue readingMyeloma Clinical Trials???
Myeloma clinical trials have strict exclusion criteria. Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer mainly occurring in older people- the average age of a newly diagnosed myeloma patient is 70 years of age. When
Continue readingTransplant-INeligible Multiple Myeloma
All newly diagnosed myeloma patients are prescribed the standard-of-care MM therapy plan. Therefore, there are only two kinds of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) patients in this world. You are
Continue readingNew Myeloma Staging- R2-ISS, MASS
According to two new myeloma staging systems, multiple myeloma is about RISK. To be more specific, your diagnostic criteria all point to your risk of survival as well as your: Risk of relapse Risk of
Continue readingMyeloma Chemotherapy Kills
“They found that 14 drug trial reports did not include data on SAE s, 22 presented no data on serious events, and two presented no data on deaths (FAE)“ Don’t expect your oncologist to
Continue readingTesticular Cancer- Fertility Preservation
If you’ve been diagnosed with testicular cancer fertility preservation should be a top priority for you. I know because I was single when I was diagnosed with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma.
Continue readingOral Mucositis Therapies-
Oral mucositis occurs in approximately 40% of cancer patients according to research. It is one of those side effects that is often minimal (mine was) but can become serious and cause therapy disruptions
Continue readingVitamin D Therapy for health, happiness-
Vitamin D Therapy- study after study cites the health benefits that come from supplementing with vitamin D. Further, years of experience have taught me that vitamin D therapy is both: inexpensive- easy
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