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Multiple Myeloma Stem Cell Transplant Risk Bone Damage
Bone Marrow Transplant Survivors Risk Long-term Collateral Damage to Bone, Heart, Nerve, Brain- And those are just the multiple myeloma stem cell transplant side effects that I live with… The main
Continue readingFibromyalgia and CoQ10
“After CoQ10 treatment, the patient reported a significant improvement of clinical symptoms… Our results suggest that CoQ10 could be an alternative therapeutic approach for Fibromyalgia.” Conventional
Continue readingTherapy for the “Non-Transplant Eligible Patient” in Multiple Myeloma
Balance Therapy for Quality of Life With Quantity of Life With the Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patient. A “non-transplant eligible patient” is a patient who is too weak to take the standard-of-care,
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis? 6 Experience-based Non-Conventional Therapies
The Tips Below are Knowledge-based, Non-Conventional Therapies, shared by a 3 time cancer survivor commented on a long-term multiple myeloma (MM) survivor. I am a long-term MM survivor and MM cancer coach.
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis- “Why Me?” and Spirituality
“Spirituality is understood to be a “personal search to understand final questions about life, its meaning, its relationship to sacredness or transcendence..” If you have been diagnosed with
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy? (CYBORD)
“Some phytochemicals (curcumin, resveratrol) sensitize the conventional therapies such as dexamethasone (velcade, bortezomib/velcade).” Hi David-I’m 39yrs old and I was diagnosed with
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Are MM Drugs Worth It?
How much are Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients benefiting from this expanding arsenal of high-priced drugs?... It’s now 2019 and multiple myeloma chemotherapy prices are increasing at a pace I wouldn’t
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Treatment- “Experimental”, “Off-Label” Explained
“The analysis found that 70% of drugs given intravenously were according to the FDA, approved by disease, by disease stage, and by line of therapy. Thus, 30% would be off-label using FDA criteria… Multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Survival- Financial Assistance-
“Because bills and debt can add up quickly, people may want to seek financial assistance soon after being diagnosed with cancer.” Every aspect of the costs of multiple myeloma survival and
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Treatment- Control Costs to Improve Your Survival
“However, 5-year survival rates remain below 50% with a single course of drug therapy (for multiple myeloma) costing between $75,000 and $250,000…” A multiple myeloma (MM) diagnosis is
Continue readingNewly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma- 6 Tips for Exercising During Treatment
Exercise During Treatment for Multiple Myeloma will Make You Feel Better, Make You Heal Faster and Enhance the Efficacy of Your Therapy When I say exercise during multiple myeloma (MM) treatment, I allow
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Treatment- Financial Toxicity, Health Ins, E.O.B.s etc.
“The staggering cost of (myeloma treatment) forces many patients to file for bankruptcy, and that financial stress may play a role in cutting their lives short, new research suggests. If you have
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