Multiple Myeloma Overall Survival Statistics

Hi Joe,

I am sorry to learn of your MM relapse. I have to say though, that a seven year remission is pretty good. I will make a few suggestions and then ask a couple of questions below.

If you have been in remission for the past 7 years then I’m thinking that you have not undergone any chemo or radiation in that time and therefore your body should be relatively healthy. I hope I am thinking correctly here. If your bone marrow is more than 60-70% MM then you don’t have the time necessary for non-conventional therapies to work. The problem yet strength of toxic theraies is that they work faster because they are toxic…

Consider low-dose chemotherapy combined with evidence-based integrative therapies. For example, low-dose Revlimid combined with integrative therapies such as curcumin can offer less toxicity while still reducing your MM. My definition of low-dose is 5-10 mg of revlimid but your oncologist’s definition may be more like 20 mg. You are trying to balance toxicity with killing your MM. Not to mention that lower doses of any chemotherapy are cheaper than higher doses…

Further, anti-angiogenic nutrition and supplementation has been shown to be cytotoxic (kill) to MM.

My point also, is that alternative therapies, at this point in your relapse, may not be enought to fight your MM. I’ve worked with patients with pre-MM (MGUS or SMM) who can maintain low levels of MM with curcumin, diet, etc. but the amount of MM in their bodies is much less than yours.

Questions-

Are you dealing with any side effects of your chemo from 2012-13? Peripheral neuropathy? Kidney or bone damage?

How are you feeling overall?

Let me know. Hang in there Joe.

David Emerson

Hi Nesa-
I’m sorry to read of your sister’s MM diagnosis. Keep in mind that while MM is considered to be incurable by conventional oncology this blood cancer is very treatable with a long and growing list of both conventional (FDA approved) and evidence-based, non-conventional treatments.

I am both a MM survivor and MM cancer coach. What would you like to discuss?

David Emerson

Hi Mike-

I underwent an autologous stem cell transplant in 12/95. I achieved remission soon after and relapsed later that year. I have not had conventional chemo since then. I consider the evidence-based, non-toxic therapies I undergo daily, weekly to be my maintenance therapy.

David Emerson

Hi Richard-

I am sorry to learn of your MM diagnosis but you are turning a sow’s ear into a silk purse with your FB page. Yes, feel free to post any of my MM blog posts on your FB page. The mission of PBC is to demystify cancer. Education is key.

Good luck-

David Emerson