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Cranberry Juice- Heart, Blood Pressure
Researchers note that cranberry juice is rich in antioxidants — naturally occurring molecules in fruit, tea, wine and other foods — which have been associated with lower blood pressure in other
Continue reading“Serious Adverse Events” – Low-dose Revlimid Maintenance
Serious adverse events were reported in 494 (45%) of 1097 patients receiving lenalidomide compared with 150 (17%) of 874 patients on observation. “Hi David- I was diagnosed with mm in sept. 2018
Continue readingMyeloma Symptoms, Side Effects- Liver
In large clinical trials of bortezomib, elevations in serum aminotransferase levels were common, occurring in ~10% of patients. However, values greater than 5 times the upper limit…” Hi David,
Continue readingMyeloma- Long-term Bone Marrow Injury
“Long-term Bone Marrow (LT-BM) injury is a common cancer treatment-related late effect caused by IR- and chemotherapy-induced damage to HSCs.” Conventional multiple myeloma treatment is fraught
Continue readingMyeloma- Cord Decompression Surgery
“Vertebral disease is a major cause of morbidity in 70% of patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM). Associated osteolytic lesions and vertebral fractures are well documented in causing debilitating
Continue readingSurviving Multiple Myeloma- Counseling as Therapy
Mind-Body Therapies are Just as Important to Multiple Myeloma Survivors as Conventional Therapies Such as Chemotherapy and Radiation If you are surviving multiple myeloma (patient or survivor) you understand
Continue readingRadiation-induced Nerve damage?
“The clinical picture is one of progressive motor and sensory loss in the legs, usually appearing within a year after radiation, but sometimes delayed up to several years..” Plexopathy, Radiculopathy
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Therapy- Thymoquinone
Our results show that Thymoquinone inhibited the proliferation of MM cells irrespective of their sensitivity to doxorubicin, melphalan or bortezomib… If you’ve been diagnosed with multiple
Continue readingMyeloma- Antineoplaston Therapy
“Yes, I am still in CR from my refractory MM and have been since I completed ANP therapy in 4/99. Because I am only only one MM survivor, I will link a summary of ANP for MM below.” Dear David-
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Symptoms, Side Effects- Bone Health, Radiation Damage
The good news is that the radiation eliminated my bone pain (from multiple myeloma) within weeks and the bad news is that the radiation caused a late stage side effect called radiation-induced lumbo-sacral
Continue readingMyeloma Induction Chemotherapy- VGPR- What Next?
“It would be logical to think that a complete response (CR) or Very Good Partial Remission (VGPR) status translated into a longer overall survival…” Dear Cancer Coach- My Mom had been
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Treatment Side Effects
Knowledge is Power When considering Conventional Multiple Myeloma Therapy If you are reading this blog post then you probably are experiencing or are about to experience multiple myeloma treatment side
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