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Heart Disease is Late Stage Side Effect of Radiation for Breast Cancer
“Exposure of the heart to ionizing radiation during radiotherapy for breast cancer increases the subsequent rate of ischemic heart disease” My mom and I both live with atrial fibrillation.
Continue readingCurcumin Side Effects- Myeloma-
“Yes, curcumin does have side effects. And many people are concerned about the side effects of high-dose of supplementation.” I’ve supplemented with curcumin/turmeric since 2006. I
Continue readingChemo Brain – Breast Cancer
“Cognitive function affects a variety of adults with certain diseases or neurological problems. In particular, women who previously underwent chemotherapy for their breast cancer diagnosis have an
Continue readingTaurine for Chemo-Induced Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
“In the taurine-treated group significant treatment effect was observed on systolic left ventricular function after 6 weeks. “ I was diagnosed with an incurable cancer called multiple myeloma
Continue readingCancer Coaching Metastatic Breast Cancer- Is There Any Hope?
My interpretation of your email is that your mom’s breast cancer has metastasized (spread) to her liver. I agree that more toxic therapies will a) not help your mom and 2) make her sicker than she already
Continue readingC-B-D/T-H-C for Endometrial/Uterine Cancer
“We observed that at concentrations higher than 5 μM, eCBs and C-B-D induced a significant reduction in cell viability in both Ishikawa and Hec50co cells…” Dear Cancer Coach: I am post
Continue readingIncurable HPV-Related Cancer- Oropharyngeal, Cervical, Anal-
The analysis included 24 patients (median age, 60 years; men, n = 20) with incurable HPV-16-related cancers (oropharyngeal, n = 22; cervical, n = 1; anal, n = 1). The good news is that the therapies Nivolomab
Continue readingStage l/ll Breast Cancer
CONCLUSION-Tamoxifen at 5 mg/d for 3 years can halve the recurrence of breast intraepithelial neoplasia with a limited toxicity, which provides a new treatment option in these disorders…” Dear
Continue readingCurcumin Reduces Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms
“Results showed that curcumin was more effective than placebo in significantly reducing PMS symptoms over the three-month period” I have never experienced PMS symptoms. I’m writing this
Continue readingProstatectomy- Little Advantage Over Observation
surgery for prostate cancer patients (prostatectomy) did not prolong life and often caused serious complications such as infection, urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction A diagnosis of prostate
Continue readingHonokiol Cytotoxic to Multiple Myeloma as well as Enhances Chemo
“A concurrent study of honokiol in multiple myeloma demonstrated that honokiol killed myeloma cells from relapsed patients at doses that did not kill PBMCs…” The challenge faced by MM
Continue readingEarly Stage Oral Cancer- Curative Therapy with Few Side Effects?
“PDT provides a surgical oncologic modality for potentially curative treatment of early stage oral cavity and laryngeal malignancies with minimal side effects, absence of systemic toxicity, preservation
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