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Category Archives for Survivors
Lisa’s Story-Leukemia “Not Necessarily”
Does this mean I’m going to die?” Lisa asked innocently to Dr. Nantel, the hematologist at the Vancouver General Hospital. He had just diagnosed her with leukemia. “Not necessarily” was his reply Does
Continue readingAnna Warner’s Thyroid Cancer Survivor Story
“Your thyroid gland absorbs nearly all of the iodine in your body. When radioactive iodine (RAI), also known as I-131, is taken into the body in liquid or capsule form, it concentrates in thyroid
Continue readingHeal Prostate Cancer Radiation Damage-
Radiation damage from prostate cancer therapy to small bowel tissue can cause acute or chronic radiation enteritis producing symptoms such as pain, bloating, nausea, faecal urgency, diarrhoea and rectal
Continue readingChildhood Cancer- Mental Health Risk
They uncovered 494 childhood cancer survivors who experienced at least one inpatient or outpatient visit for a mental health disorder I’m not a child psychologist. I am a cancer survivor and cancer
Continue readingCost of Surviving AYA Cancer- Suleika Jaouad
Between co-payments, out-of-network costs, the out-of-pocket costs of my AYA cancer care have already amounted to tens of thousands of dollars… Cancer patients don’t know what they don’t
Continue readingRed Wine and Green Tea Halt Prostate Cancer
This new discovery explains how antioxidants in red wine and green tea produce a combined effect to disrupt an important cell signaling pathway necessary for prostate cancer growth… Let’s say
Continue readingretinoblastoma survivors- secondary cancers?
“Despite excellent survival rates among children treated for Rb, survivors with a germline mutation in their Rb1 gene (hereditary Rb) are prone to subsequent cancers including sarcomas, melanoma,
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Therapy- Melatonin
“Melatonin (MEL), the main hormone produced by the pineal gland, seems to exert antineoplastic activity both in vitro and in vivo. A restless night’s sleep is an all-to-common side effect of
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Tig Notaro’s Comedic Brand of Mind-Body Therapy
“The point here was not merely to shock, as quickly became clear. In fact, it was to convince us that there is nothing to be shocked about. For the next 30 minutes, Ms. Notaro told jokes so funny
Continue readingTeam PBC at the Cleveland Marathon 2016
Let’s face it. I couldn’t run PeopleBeatingCancer if it were not for donor support. Thank you everyone listed below. I am a long-term survivor of an incurable blood cancer called multiple myeloma.
Continue readingMyeloma – Spirituality and Religion-
In this era of increasingly holistic care, it has become clear that the mind-body therapy of spirituality/religious beliefs and practices are important to many myeloma patients and survivors. “There
Continue readingSurviving Multiple Myeloma- Coping w/ Fear of Relapse
The ultimate mind-body therapy is designed to reduce a myeloma survivor’s fear of relapse- be well-informed, live a healthy lifestyle and be take pride in surviving Multiple Myeloma Once you are
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