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Multiple Myeloma an incurable disease, but I have spent the last 25 years in remission using a blend of conventional oncology and evidence-based nutrition, supplementation, and lifestyle therapies from peer-reviewed studies that your oncologist probably hasn't told you about.
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Myeloma- Evidence-based Medicine
“In medicine, the term “evidence-based” causes more arguments than you might expect…Everyone is a bit right here, and everyone is a bit wrong… It’s the old guard versus the new.
Continue readingchemotherapy-induced atrial fibrillation
I am a proud survivor of the late stage side effect chemotherapy-induced atrial fibrillation. Atrial Fibrillation or arrhythmia is frequent in patients with multiple myeloma when they receive ASCT. Meaning,
Continue readingCongestive Heart Failure- Integrative Therapy
“The results indicate that addition of taurine to conventional therapy is safe and effective for the treatment of patients with congestive heart failure.” I am a long-term cancer survivor.
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 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.
Continue readingCyclophosphamide Cytoxan Damage
Will I die of cyclophosphamide (cytoxan) induced cardiomyopathy someday? Or maybe die of hemohorragic cystitis that leads to bladder cancer? Impossible to predict. I can say, however, that the chemotherapy
Continue readingDoxorubicin – Calorie Restriction?
…known cardioprotective intervention, exercise training, with Calorie Restriction (CR) results in additive benefits in the protection against doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. Doxorubicin as well as other
Continue readingAnthracycline Therapy- Late Cardiomyopathy
Our patients with early cardiac symptoms improved transiently but decompensated later and patients with no early symptoms developed cardiac symptoms more than 10 years after anthracycline therapy. Anthracycline
Continue readingCardiotoxicity of Doxorubicin
Cardiotoxicity is a subject and side effect that is near and dear to my heart. I was prescribed dox as a part of my 6 rounds of induction therapy for my multiple myeloma. I then received two rounds of
Continue readingMyeloma Survivor- Heart Failure-
According to the studies below, long-term (multiple myeloma) cancer survivors have a higher risk of mortality. A 73% higher risk. I am a long-term multiple myeloma survivor. Long-story short, cardiotoxic,
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