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Articles That Discuss integrative therapy

Stage 3 Myeloma Diagnosis w/ Kidney Disease

“Studies have also shown that bortezomib (velcade) is also effective in patients with MM who present with renal failure (kidney disease). Hello Mr.Emerson- My name is Tammy. I’m writing this

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Curcumin, Green Tea, Pomalidomide/Pomalyst?

Whether curcumin can overcome chemoresistance and enhance the activity of thalidomide and bortezomib, used to treat patients with MM Hi David I see that I wrote to you five years ago when I hadn’t had

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Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma- Elderly

“… daratumumab/darzalex is both cytotoxic to Multiple Myeloma and causes side effects- especially to elderly patients.” Good afternoon, David.  My name is Sherry. My elderly dad who

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What is the Best Treatment for Multiple Myeloma?

What is the best treatment for Multiple Myeloma? Do these treatments (chemotherapy) cause side effects? If so, what are the side effects and can I prevent them? Hi David,  I was diagnosed 6 years ago

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Gut Health Leads Multiple Myeloma to MRD- Status

“We observed a higher relative abundance of Eubacterium hallii in the 16 MRD- (MM) patients relative to the 18 MRD+ (MM) patients.” According to the study linked below, probiotics and your

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What is the Life Expectancy of a Person w/ Multiple Myeloma?

How long will someone live with Multiple Myeloma. Or, to put it another way, what is the life expectancy of a person with multiple myeloma? Hi David- My Dad has lived with Multiple Myeloma  for the past

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Multiple Myeloma Survivor- Relapse w/ Kidney Involvement-

“Integrative medicine is a combination of medical treatments for cancer and complementary therapies to cope with the symptoms and side effects. Hi David, I find your article so refreshing! My mom

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Myeloma Kidney- Lambda Light Chains- Chemo? Curcumin?

The challenge with non-conventional MM therapies are studies that cite “time and dose dependent manner.” Curcumin, CBD oil and Black Seed Oil may be helpful but the studies don’t report

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Multiple Myeloma Dx, Off-label Drugs?

“…medications are often prescribed for OLDU with poor or absent clinical evidence. Radley et al1reported that 73% of medications prescribed for an off-label use had poor or no scientific support.” Hi

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DCA enhances Velcade in Myeloma

Dichloracetate (DCA) enhances the efficacy of Velcade, a standard-of-care Multiple Myeloma Therapy Multiple Myeloma (MM) is considered incurable by conventional oncology. In other words, if an MM patient

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MCP Enhances Velcade- Myeloma

“Here we show that GCS-100 induces apoptosis in various multiple myeloma cell lines, including those resistant to dexamethasone, melphalan, or doxorubicin.” In the blog post “What is

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CBD vs. Hemp Oil as Myeloma Therapy- What’s the Diff?

“Hemp oil is not the same as cannabidiol (CBD) oil…Hemp seed oil comes from the small seeds of the Cannabis sativa plant.” Hi David. Hi I would really like more information on hemp

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