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Category Archives for side effects ID and prevention
Butyrate Prevents Chemotherapy Side Effects
Butyrate Prevents Chemotherapy Side Effects. Great. What is butyrate? Where is butyrate? How do I get butyrate into my system? Spoiler alert. This post supports all my other blog posts about cancer patients
Continue readingChildhood Cancer Survivors Fear Recurrence
The good news is that, according to research, more than 85% of pediatric cancer survivors live more than five years. The bad news is that pediatric and AYA cancer survivors fear recurrence as the study
Continue readingIs Dementia Preventable?
The short answer is that we don’t know the answer to is dementia preventable. The longer answer is that I have every reason to believe that those non-conventional therapies that support every other
Continue readingChildhood Cancer Survivors: What’s Next?
The study linked below documents how oncology misses the point when it comes to childhood cancer survivors. Like parents with their offspring, the goal is well-established but parents prove to be clueless
Continue readingArthritic Fingers? Beware this Therapy!
Arthritic fingers can be painful. I’m simply asking you to learn the risks and benefits of the “exciting” bone therapy, denosumab, discussed below. I’ve been living with my incurable
Continue readingAcupuncture for sciatica
Is acupuncture for sciatica effective? I am a long-term cancer survivor who underwent a lot of radiation during my active therapies in ’94 and ’95. As a result, I have, among other side effects,
Continue readingManaging Oral Mucositis
Managing oral mucositis isn’t easy. According to research, 90% of all head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemo and radiation develop this side effect. As a cancer survivor who underwent radiation
Continue readingEmpower Your Return: Steps to Reclaim Your Career After Illness
Embarking on a journey back into the workforce to reclaim your career after battling a long-term illness may seem formidable yet it is entirely within reach with a structured approach. This guide offers
Continue readingChildhood Cancer Survivors Late Effects?
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that many childhood cancer survivors don’t test for late effects. I say this because, as a long-term cancer survivor, the prospect of treatment-induced late
Continue readingWhole Brain Radiation
My chemobrain seems insignificant when compared to the side effects caused by whole brain radiation. Ironically, years of research into brain health helps me write a better post about whole brain radiation.
Continue readingNon-Toxic Diabetes Control
Why is a cancer coach writing about non-toxic diabetes control? While the focus of PeopleBeatingCancer is cancer, I have to also admit that I am interested in evidence-based non-conventional, non-toxic
Continue readingPrevent, Slow Dementia
Prevent, slow dementia? I am a long-term cancer survivor who has struggled with a side effect called chemo brain for years. Based on my research and experience chemo brain is a due to inflammation from
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