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Search Results for: Breast Cancer
“you have IDLE?” Over-treatment?
The panel said the over-diagnosis and over-treatment concern also extends to precancerous conditions that have only a small percentage chance of becoming cancer “You have Cancer…” is
Continue readingDCIS + Lumpectomy + Radiation Reduces Mortality At What Cost!?
“How exactly radiotherapy affects survival (of DCIS patients) is an important question that should be explored in future studies.” The DCIS study linked and excerpted below is an excellent example
Continue readingOmega-3 fatty acids, triple-negative BC
However, they omega-3 fatty acids were dramatically more effective in inhibiting proliferation in the triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. If you are a triple-negative breast cancer (BC) survivor
Continue readingDoxorubicin Side Effects
Doxorubicin side effects illustrate how chemotherapy is a double-edged sword. Dox kills cancer wonderfully but can wreak havoc on the cancer patient. If your oncologist has prescribed dox. by itself or
Continue readingHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Heals Radiation Damage
Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy (HBOT) heals radiation damage. I know is from personal experience as well as from numerous studies found throughout the Internet. Unfortunately, the article below questions the
Continue readingMyeloma Clinical Trials Misleading
Myeloma clinical trials being misleading compared to real life outcomes should not come as a surprise to anyone. Numerous studies conclude that “stringent inclusion criteria” gives a false
Continue readingHealth Benefits of Olive Oil
The health benefits of olive oil are many. Not only does olive oil kill my cancer, multiple myeloma, but it helps my chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, helps my chemobrain, and helps my skin repair chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingMyeloma Diet in Three Easy Steps
The truth is, a multiple myeloma diet is straightforward. Conventional oncology is often not prepared to counsel multiple myeloma (MM) survivors about long-term MM survivor issues. Nutrition is just not
Continue readingMyeloma Chemotherapy – Antioxidants Enhance Action
Much debate has focused on whether antioxidants interfere with the efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. The objective of this study is to systematically review the randomized, controlled clinical trial evidence
Continue readingHPV Vaccine Risks Vs. Rewards
The most comprehensive study on HPV vaccine side effects followed up on more than 2 million women and reported a statistically non-significant association between exposure to the vaccine and severe adverse
Continue readingHawthorn Extract for Chronic Heart Failure
These results suggest that there is a significant benefit in symptom control and physiologic outcomes from hawthorn extract as an adjunctive treatment for chronic heart failure. I supplement with hawthorn
Continue readingCIPN Chemobrain Related!?
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that, according to the first study linked below, CIPN and Chemobrain are related. As a cancer survivor myself who lives with both CIPN and Chemobrain, I
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