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Bladder Cancer- A Life Changing Success
In general I feel better than I ever expected to feel after having major Bladder Cancer surgery just a few short weeks ago. My Bladder Cancer- Diagnosis, Surgery and Recovery- as told by Tom Johnson- Bladder
Continue readingDiabetes Increases Dementia Risk- Reduce That Risk With Supplementation
“The risk of diabetes (D) on dementia increased by about 1% per year. After about 10 years after diagnosis, patients with diabetes had an almost 30% increased risk of dementia…” The
Continue readingHealing Avascular Necrosis in My Shoulders
“Stage at initial visit, occurrence of pain, and continuation of peak doses of corticosteroids predicted progression of disease in asymptomatic shoulders, whereas in the symptomatic shoulders, extent
Continue readingDCIS, BC- Shorter Radiation Better than Longer?
They did not just publish that the breast cancer cure rates were the same, but they published very in-depth cosmetic assessments Breast Cancer can be complicated. The two guiding principles of PeopleBeatingCancer
Continue readingRisk of Secondary Cancer “Exponentially Higher”
“the relative risk of this late effect —(therapy-related secondary cancer)— is exponentially higher than was supposed” Don’t be surprised if your oncologist turns to you and says
Continue readingCisplatin Damage in Testicular Cancer
“During that lifetime, they (testicular cancer survivors) are at increased risk of acute and late effects of testicular cancer and its therapies.” With survival rates topping 95%, there is
Continue readingPediatric Cancer- Late Side Effects-
Aggressive Therapies for Pediatric Cancer Will Result in Long-term and Late Stage Side Effects- Pediatric oncology has come along way in improving the survival of pediatric cancer patients. Many cancers
Continue readingRILP Minimized by Roam’s Elevate Exoskeleton?
So far most exoskeletons have conjured images of Iron Man, super soldiers or epic robot battles, but Elevate is for skiers that want a little extra boost or support while carving lines this season. I
Continue readingHemorrhagic Cystitis aka Irritable Bladder
Hemorrhagic Cystitis, irritible bladder, Interstitial cystitis and painful bladder syndrome all have similar symptoms and can be mistaken for each other. In this case, I’m writing about a long-term
Continue readingLate Effect- Cardiomyopathy from Chemotherapy
“researchers compared four chemotherapy drugs with development of cardiomyopathy (abnormal heart muscle with impaired function) years after treatment…” According to the study linked and
Continue readingManaging Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Cancer Survivors
“…about one-third of cancer survivors (34.6%) reported having chronic pain. That is almost double the rate in the general US population.” You have been diagnosed with cancer. You underwent
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Hypertension (BP)
“New-onset hypertension was observed in about one-third of 25,090 patients with various cancer types…Across all cancers, chemotherapy exposure was associated with a 2–3.5-fold increase in
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