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Chemotherapy-induced Cardiomyopathy (CI-CM)- How long have I got?
“Chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CI-CM) is the most frequent complication of cytotoxic drugs, cardiotoxicity and portends a poor prognosis” I underwent several cardio-toxic chemotherapy
Continue readingPediatric, AYA Cancer – Prevent Side Effects
“By age 45, 56% of the childhood cancer survivors diagnosed before age 15 had developed severe health problems, compared with 39% of survivors diagnosed in adolescence or early adulthood and 12%
Continue readingAcupuncture – Dry Mouth – Head/Neck Cancer
Patients who have received radiation for head/neck cancer often suffer from the unpleasant and distressing side-effect of a dry mouth, caused by damage to their salivary glands from the radiation Xerostomia,
Continue readingLymphoma-“Risk of Secondary Cancer”
“…but the investigators wrote that this study confirmed the continual risk of secondary cancer beyond 25 years after a diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma…” The study isn’t talking
Continue readingAnticipate,Treat Difficulty Swallowing- Dysphagia
Dysphagia increased by 11.7% over the 10‐year period. Prevalence was highest after chemoradiation and multimodality therapy. I am not a H & N cancer survivor. I am a survivor of a blood cancer called
Continue reading40% of Seniors A-fib- Reduce Risk of Stroke W/ Non-Toxic Therapy
“By 30 months, 40 percent of patients were determined to have suffered at least one episode of this type of abnormal rhythm (A-fib)…” If you take away only two pieces of information from
Continue readingChemo-Induced Atrial Fibrillation, A Fib- Non-Toxic Therapy
“Atrial fibrillation, often called AFib or AF, is the most common type of treated heart arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too fast, or in an irregular way.” According
Continue readingAYA, Childhood Cancer- Risk of Heart Disease
“About 4.5 percent of the childhood cancer survivors had cardiovascular diseases like heart failure and blood clots in the deep veins of the legs, and most cases occurred before age 40, almost eight
Continue reading5 Powerful Supplements to Take During Cancer Treatments
I’ve been living with multiple myeloma since my cancer diagnosis in early 1994. Nutritional supplementation is the cornerstone of my own cancer care and it has been for more than twenty years now. For
Continue readingGERD and Barrett’s Esophagus-
Studies Estimate that GERD is diagnosed in 7 million people in the U.S. annually. Of those GERD patients, 5-15% will develop Barrett’s esophagus. Of those BE patients, about 1% will develop Esophageal
Continue readingCoenzyme Q10 Is Safe and Effective Cardiomyopathy Therapy
There was no positive evidence of toxicity or intolerance in a total of 368.9 patient-years of exposure. Coenzyme Q10 is safe and effective long-term therapy for chronic cardiomyopathy.” If you’re
Continue readingCoronary Artery Disease- Non-toxic, Non-conventional Therapies
HI David- I believe I have coronary artery disease. I have high cholesterol and blood sugar as well as angina and occasional shortness of breath. Im going to consume Panax Notoginseng daily. I’m female
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