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Side Effects 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) Toxicity- Real, Deadly
“About 275,000 patients receive 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) alone or in a combination regimen. Of these patients, less than 10% will experience the chemotherapy side effects from grade 3-5 toxicity” 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
Continue readingHeal Barrett’s Esophagus Conventionally and Non-Conventionally
“Barrett’s Esophagus (BE) is a serious complication of GERD… About 10% of people with chronic symptoms of GERD develop Barrett’s esophagus. Barrett’s esophagus is not cancer.
Continue readingRegression DCIS
“…and offers evidence that CAM therapies may be of value in preventing progression of DCIS to invasive breast cancer…” Many women diagnosed with DCIS wonder if their diagnosis increases
Continue readingBreast Cancer Diet- Foods that Kill Breast Cancer
“but a new study looked at how two specific compounds found in food could treat women who have the most fatal type of breast cancer” Let me begin by stating that I am not talking about silver
Continue reading6 Effective Ways to Lower Your Risk of Cancer
I wish I knew then what I know now. The “6 Effective Ways to Lower Your Risk of Cancer” outlined below are exactly what I mean when I say this. I was diagnosed with cancer in early 1994.
Continue readingCardiac Resynchronization Therapy
“Among patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT improved left ventricular function and promoted reverse remodeling…” Read
Continue readingGlottic, Laryngeal Cancer-Preservation of the Larynx Improves QOL
“A retrospective review of patients with laryngeal cancer using SEER-Medicare data demonstrated that chemoradiation was 4-fold more likely to be used in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer; however,
Continue readingEvidence Heart Disease is “Weak”
This problem (weak evidence) is by no means unique to heart disease. Many medical decisions are based on weak evidence or even human hunches rather than high-quality evidence… Evidence-based medicine
Continue readingGot Cancer? Chemotherapy is toxic- less is more
No matter what cancer you have, solid tumor, blood cancer, the more chemotherapy you undergo, the greater your risk of adverse events. Common side effects of chemotherapy and radiation run the gamut. From
Continue readingGERD and Barrett’s Esophagus-
Studies Estimate that GERD is diagnosed in 7 million people in the U.S. annually. Of those GERD patients, 5-15% will develop Barrett’s esophagus. Of those BE patients, about 1% will develop Esophageal
Continue readingCoQ10 – EF- Congestive Heart Failure
“Pooled analyses of available randomized controlled trials suggest that CoQ₁₀ may improve the Ejection Fraction in patients with congestive heart failure” I have chronic atrial fibrillation
Continue readingThe “BEST” Treatments for Basel Cell Carcinoma?
“In order for clinicians, patients, and payers to make informed decisions about treating Basel Cell Carcinoma, new RCT or high-quality NRCS evidence is needed.” A side effect of my autologous stem
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