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Myeloma 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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Kidney/Renal Cancer- Cryotherapy

Recently, ablative techniques, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation, have taken a more prominent role in the treatment of Kidney Cancer   According to the Society of Interventional

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Glioblastoma- Novel Vaccine Dramatically Boosts Survival

After undergoing surgical resection and standard treatment for their brain cancer (GBM) half the patients treated with the experimental vaccine in a small phase 1 study survived more than 5 years The

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Multiple Myeloma Cure? Exercise

The Most Cost-Effective, Evidence-Based, Non-Toxic Therapy to Prevent Multiple Myeloma, Prevent a MM Relapse, Prevent Collateral Damage is…Exercise Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit. Exercise

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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis- Lack of Knowledge can Kill

“patients (myeloma diagnosis) have a poor understanding of prognosis, survival, and effectiveness of chemotherapy, particularly in the setting of advanced cancer.” I lived through a multiple

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Iodine- Reduce Breast Cancer Risk, Reduce Relapse Risk

“This altered endocrine state may increase the risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. Increasing dietary iodine intake may reduce the risk of these cancers” Whether you want to prevent

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Myeloma 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,

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Multiple Myeloma- Stem Cell Transplant- Harvest Tips

Stimulating Your Body’s Production of Stem Cells in Preparation for an Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (ASCT)? Try these Non-Toxic Therapies- The standard-of-care for healthy newly diagnosed multiple

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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis-What can a MM cancer coach do for me?

Multiple Myeloma Cancer Coaching Enhances Patient Decision-making answering questions from a long-term MM survivor’s point-of-view- A cancer diagnosis is difficult. A diagnosis of incurable cancer

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Is Multiple Myeloma Curable?

You’ve been diagnosed with a blood cancer called Multiple Myeloma. Aren’t We All Wondering if Multiple Myeloma is Curable? The first thing we need to do is agree on a definition of the word

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Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma- Overall Survival vs. PFS

“Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) remains a dangerous procedure with many possible complications; it is reserved for patients with life-threatening diseases” You have been diagnosed

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Umbilical Cord Blood, allogeneic, autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplants

Autologous, allogeneic and cord blood stem cell transplants are an aggressive conventional therapy for blood cancers. All forms of bone marrow transplants have risks and benefits. The key for cancer patients

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