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Esophageal Cancer- Antioxidants, Chemo
Hi David – My husband was just diagnosed with Stage IV Esophageal Cancer and had been taking diabetes meds prior to diagnosis. He is starting on FOLFOX Monday. I came across the journal studies
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Therapy- Ginsenosides, Ginseng
“Overall, these findings suggested that ginsenoside Rg3 induced apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells, at least partially, through upregulation of the expression of Bax.” The list of evidence-based,
Continue readingLung Cancer- Surgery, lymph node involvement- How Long?
Curcumin induced apoptotic morphologic changes in NCI-H460 cells in a dose-dependent manner…Resveratrol is a potent antioxidant found in grapes that inhibits several types of cancer, including lung
Continue readingMyeloma Chemotherapy- Vel. vs. Rev.
“Treatments containing bortezomib or lenalidomide appear to be similarly efficacious in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) at first relapse…” You’ve been diagnosed with multiple
Continue readingCould Probiotics Enhance the Efficacy of Immunotherapy for Melanoma?
These results suggest that we could alter gut microbiota using probiotics, prebiotics etc. in order to improve response to anti-cancer immunotherapy for melanoma Immunotherapy for melanoma has shown real
Continue readingPre, Myeloma, Induction, Remission
“These results showed that Cannabidiol by itself or in synergy with BORT (velcade) strongly inhibited growth, arrested cell cycle progression and induced Multiple Myeloma cell death Hi Dave, I am
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Ellagic Acid
The use of juice, peel and oil have also been shown to possess anticancer activities, including interference with tumor cell proliferation, cell cycle, invasion and angiogenesis. Multiple myeloma (MM)
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Bone Pain- Cannabinoids, Opioids, Bone Therapies?
My husband is in terrible bone pain as a result from his multiple myeloma and I am DESPERATE for help! Any hope, help or info you could provide me would be greatly appreciated Dear Cancer Coach- My husband
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Don’t Improve Overall Survival or QOL
MM patients showed improved survival over the study period, with the 2-year survival gap between MM patients and matched controls decreasing at a rate of 3% per year. Think about it. Many multiple myeloma
Continue readingVelcade, Myeloma Integrative Therapies-
“Our study suggests that EPA and DHA induce selective cytotoxic effects in MM and increase sensitivity to bortezomib (velcade)…Combined curcumin and PS-341 treatment has been reported to enhance
Continue readingMyeloma Therapy- Non-Conventional, Non-Toxic
Is drinking OJ going to cure your myeloma? Probably not. Should you consider drinking OJ daily in your efforts to enhance the nutritive content of your daily diet? Yes. Is OJ an evidence-based non-conventional,
Continue readingRevlimid, Myeloma, Integrative Therapies Save $
The drugmaker (Celgene) hauled in nearly $7 billion around the world last year with the med that treats multiple myeloma…Celgene has raised the price of Revlimid three times, taking the drug’s
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