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Cardiac Risks for Elderly Breast Cancer Patients Taking Herceptin
A new study demonstrates that Herceptin (trastuzumab) increases the risk of heart problems in breast cancer patients aged 70 to 92. It is a significant increase of 33% for those who with a history
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma-“Your Brain after Chemo” aka Chemobrain
I began experiencing the symptoms of Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment aka chemobrain in the years that followed my conventional therapies for multiple myeloma I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma
Continue readingWhy Breast Cancer Research Can’t Be Trusted
A new study suggests that “an estimated 20 percent of breast cancer patients in the United States who receive radiation after they undergo breast-conserving surgery may not have their radiation treatments
Continue readingMyeloma – Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty for Spine Fractures
I have always been skeptical of of the term "evidenced-based" medicine. When an oncologist states that there is no "evidence" to prove that a given therapy works, or that
Continue readingDCIS: Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment?
The issue of DCIS and how it should be treated is extremely complex. In a Ralph Moss article titled “The Mammography Debate, Part I” DCIS is a topic of discussion. Questions that arise
Continue readingMyeloma- WBH aka Detoxification
To follow up on the article that I posted yesterday, I thought I should add an article that talks about specifics about detoxification.
Continue readingSurviving Multiple Myeloma- Does It Make You Stronger?
I have been a cancer survivor since 3/94 and I have read many books and articles about the health benefits of positive psychology or a positive outlook on life. But the article below talks about a study
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis- Heavy Metals Exposure-
Most myeloma survivors, at one time or another, wonder what caused their myeloma. I read countless posts to forums from survivors who either lived on a farm to next to one breathing pesticides for
Continue readingSurviving Myeloma- Scalp cooling, Alopecia
"Scalp cooling is a 'viable and effective method' for preventing hair loss during cancer treatments and does not appear to pose a risk for scalp metastases, concluded a US overview of 83
Continue readingMyeloma- The Burden of Survivorship and Life After Treatment
Once in a great while you find an article that summarizes your thoughts and feelings about a particular issue. This article expresses the difficulties of the life of a cancer survivor very well. Few
Continue readingCancer Stem Cell Theory and Multiple Myeloma
One of the primary difficulties of a multiple myeloma diagnosis is that almost every survivor lives his/her life from remission to relapse, from peak to valley. As soon as we acheive remission, we
Continue readingJoin me in celebrating 20 yrs of beating cancer & 10 yrs of PeopleBeatingCancer-
2014 marks 20 yrs since my cancer diagnosis and 10 years since founding PeopleBeatingCancer, a website that has helped thousands of survivors and caregivers Join me in supporting PeopleBeatingCancer
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