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Multiple 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- What Oncology Nurses Need to Know-
“Oncology nurses specialize in offering medical care to cancer patients. Becoming an oncology nurse may be the right choice for you if you want to meet the needs of cancer patients.” Looking
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
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Survivors-Anxiety, Chronic Pain
Chemotherapy and radiation cause short, long-term and late stage side effects among multiple myeloma survivors. Non-toxic Physical and Mind-Body Therapy Heals The more chemo and radiation you undergo,
Continue readingMyeloma Side Effects- Radiation Damage
A single CT scan exposes a patient to the same amount of radiation as 300 chest X-rays, and carries with it a 1-in-2,000 chance of inducing a fatal cancer and real risk of permanent side effects I was
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