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side effects ID and prevention Articles
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DCIS-Radiation Boost Lowers Risk- No Change in Overall Survival
Radiation Boost Lowers Risk of IBT Recurrence But Does Not Reduce Overall Survival in Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ aka DCIS Radiation boost for DCIS patients undergoing whole-breast radiation (WBRT) is the
Continue readingFor Breast Cancer of Less Than 1 Cm, 93% Survival After 8 Years
Tamoxifen, Breast Radiation and Lumpectomy all Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence- But They Also Cause Side Effects and Risks of Secondary Cancer I admit it. I am a cancer survivor of an “incurable”
Continue readingGlosectomy for SCC of the tongue base
“The ability of Resveratrol to modify the effect of radiation exposure in normal and cancer cells has indeed been shown quite convincingly, the combination of RSV and IR exhibiting synergistic effects
Continue readingCongestive Heart Failure – Cancer Survivor
“The general consensus is that…a decrease in LVEF by more than 10 percentage points to a value <50%, or clinical manifestations with signs and symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Continue readingLife Purpose = Brain Health, Dementia, Mild Cog. Impair. Therapy
“The results indicate that having purpose and meaning in life is significantly associated with a 19% reduced risk for dementia.” One of many long-term side effect sustained from my high-dose
Continue readingLooking for The Best Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Care in Massachusetts?
Dear Cancer Coach-Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Colitis, Sepsis, Lymph node Involvement- What do We do? From: Melanie Subject: Esophageal Adenocarcinoma My brother was recently diagnosed with Esophageal
Continue readingWhen Actinic Keratosis (Pre-Skin Cancer) is Not Actinic Keratosis
Got Spots (Actinic Keratosis-pre-skin cancer) on Your Bald Head? Get a Closer Look to Distinguish AK vs. IC vs. SCC- Time was when your Primary Care Physician or Dermatologist looked closely at your
Continue readingEsophageal Cancer? Pre-habilitate
Pre-habilitation or to To Pre-habilitate is “getting in shape” for your surgery is once such low-tech but beneficial therapy. Where newly diagnosed cancer is concerned, surgery is often the
Continue readingNon-Conventional Pancreatic Cancer
“Triterpenes from P. cocos demonstrate anticancer and anti-invasive effects on human pancreatic cancer cells and can be considered as new therapeutic agents- Pancreatic cancer (PC) is an aggressive
Continue readingBreast Cancer, Double Mastectomy, Ovary…
Large Breast Cancer Tumor, Double Mastectomy Recommended, Ovaries Removal Recommended, Hormone Therapy Recommended, Chemotherapy Recommended- HELP! From: Lori Subject: newly diagnosed breast cancer Hi
Continue readingChemo, Inflammation = Inflammaging
Aging, inflammation…inflammaging… This post may come across as a commercial for anti-aging skin care. But my goal is to manage my long-term and late stage side effects, reduce pain, reduce
Continue readingChemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy- Rehab
“Regarding the effectiveness of taking vitamin C during doxorubicin treatment, the findings suggest vitamin C may represent a promising opportunity to reduce some of the drug’s most debilitating
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