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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
“Among patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy eligible for cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT improved left ventricular function and promoted reverse remodeling…” Read
Continue readingAvascular Necrosis in the long-term Multiple Myeloma Survivor
My point is that there would be more AVN diagnoses if the average five-year survival for Multiple Myeloma patients was more than 51%. Hi David. I am an 18 year multiple myeloma survivor. I’ve had
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma – Nerve Damage
“Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy is often under-recognized and probably under-reported…” “Many of our chemotherapy treatments for a variety of cancers — such as lung
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma – CIPN, RILP
My MM side effects of CIPN and RILP and resulting leg weakness began with my aggressive conventional therapies in ’95-’97 and have slowly progressed ever since. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Side Effects- Fibrosis- Pentoxifylline (Trental), Vitamin E
“Going forward, this information should be used to better counsel patients prior to the initiation of pentoxifylline therapy for the prevention of radiation-induced breast fibrosis.” Can pentoxifylline
Continue readingBallooning Myeloma Survivor population in the U.S.
Multiple Myeloma Cancer Coaching- “Patients diagnosed with MM will likely have co morbid conditions that need to be managed,,, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that more people are
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma-Vit. D3-improves balance, muscle strength and minimizes falls.
Supplemental vitamin D3 with daily doses of 800 to 1,000 IU consistently demonstrated beneficial effects on strength and balance (and MM). I am a long-term of multiple myeloma (MM). Extensive radiation
Continue readingRadiation-induced- Dermatitis, Dysphagia, CIPN, RILP
I’ve written about my cancer, multiple myeloma, since launching PeopleBeatingCancer.org in June of 1994. I began to research and write about my more obvious long-term and late stage side-effects
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diet- Organic vs. Conventional
“In a study, those who ate more organic produce, dairy, meat and other products had 25 percent fewer cancer diagnoses over all, especially lymphoma and breast cancer.” I am a long-term multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma, Chronic Pain, Cure vs. Control
“Chronic pain is a major public health issue in the United States right now. And it’s the most common side effect of cancer (MM) treatment-Charles Jiang, MD,” I’ll take the study
Continue readingSupplement During Multiple Myeloma Treatment?
“But some practitioners in complementary or integrative medicine support the use of certain dietary supplementation –” “Is is okay to supplement with ____________(curcumin, resveratrol,
Continue readingOmega-3 Fatty Acids- A Myeloma Survivor’s Best Friend-
Omega-3 Fatty Acids may not be a Silver Bullet but it is a Wonder Drug preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, deep vein thrombosis and more I am a long-term multiple myeloma survivor who lives with
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