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AYA Cancer- Mental Therapies
AYA cancer survivors have more severe depression and anxiety than non-cancer survivors? Gee, remarkable findings. You mean that after living with short, long-term and late stage side effects AYA cancer
Continue readingCardiomyopathy- Non-toxic approach
The goal of cardiomyopathy treatment is to help your heart be as efficient as possible and to prevent further damage and loss of function. I am a cardiomyopathy (CM) survivor not a cardiologist. Well,
Continue readingDoxorubicin Congestive Heart Failure
“A weekly dose schedule of doxorubicin was associated with a significantly lower incidence of congestive heart failure than was the usually employed every 3-week schedule.” I understand that
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy
Chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy- Cardiotoxicity of certain chemotherapy regimens is a well-documented adverse event. Chemotherapy regimens that were known to cause short, long-term and late stage damage
Continue readingHawthorn Extract for Chronic Heart Failure
These results suggest that there is a significant benefit in symptom control and physiologic outcomes from hawthorn extract as an adjunctive treatment for chronic heart failure. I supplement with hawthorn
Continue readingCIPN Chemobrain Related!?
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that, according to the first study linked below, CIPN and Chemobrain are related. As a cancer survivor myself who lives with both CIPN and Chemobrain, I
Continue readingLong-term Side Effects of Radiation
“Concern over long-term side effects of radiation therapy is becoming more common, as survival rates improve. Just as there can be long-term side effects of chemotherapy, radiation therapy may result
Continue readingCardio-Oncology Rehabilitation
I had to figure out my own cardio-oncology rehabilitation program. My diagnosis of a blood cancer called multiple myeloma in early 1994 led to the standard-of-care, FDA approved, safe and
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Hypertension (salt)
Chemotherapy-induced hypertension happened to me and I didn’t know it. This side effect of my chemotherapy was never discussed, I had never had hypertension before my chemotherapy and I was relatively
Continue readingCollagen, Vitamin D3 for Heart Health?
According to research linked and excerpted below, collagen (col) benefits from vitamin D to enhance skin, bone, and hopefully, my heart. I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed a late stage side
Continue readingNutrition for Brain Health
Why is nutrition for brain health always on my mind:-)? I’m a long-term cancer survivor. I struggle with a long-term side effect called chemotherapy-induced cognitive disfunction aka chemobrain. To
Continue readingAortic Aneurism-Size Matters
“Aortic aneurisms are of concern because of their potential risk of death. The likelihood of a mortal event occurring has been linked historically to aneurism size.” I have an aortic aneurism.
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