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Metronomic Low-dose Chemo, Less Toxicity for Head & Neck Cancer
“However, patients who received the low-dose weekly regimen — commonly used in the United States — experienced considerably less toxicity” You’ve been diagnosed with head and neck
Continue readingCan Pediatric/AYA Cancer Late-Stage Side-Effects be prevented?
“”Cure is no longer a sufficient goal in pediatric cancer care,” the researchers wrote. “As the vast majority of these patients survive, attention must be paid to their long-term
Continue readingIntegrative Lung Cancer Therapies
The most important statement about lung cancer (LC) in the study linked and excerpted below is the one that reads: “Despite advances in immunotherapy for lung cancer, most patients are still treated
Continue readingAYA Cancer Survivors- Identify, Prevent Long-Term, Late Stage
As many as two-thirds of childhood cancer survivors develop a long-term complication from the surgery, chemotherapy or radiation used in cancer treatment…” It shouldn’t be surprising
Continue readingTreating Multiple Myeloma-Induced Acute Kidney Damage (AKI)-
Both MYRE studies (of MM-induced AKI) remind us that more aggressive therapy is not synonymous with medical benefit. Acute Kidney Injury is both a symptom as well as side effect of Multiple Myeloma patients
Continue readingCancer Coaching Testimonials
Cancer Coaching testimonials from cancer patients, survivors and caregivers give me a “sense of purpose” and endorse what PBC does each and every day. PeopleBeatingCancer.org is a Health Communication
Continue readingRevlimid, Myeloma, Secondary Cancer
“…various types of therapies (eg, oral alkylating therapy, myeloablative therapy used in conjunction with ASCT, radiotherapy, and revlimid (lenalidomide) to be associated with an excess of
Continue readingPeopleBeatingCancer- Side Effects Program
After you heard the words “you have cancer,” if your oncologist then said “By the way, long-term side effects from chemo, radiation and surgery could make your life a living hell”
Continue readingMyeloma, Kidney Damage, Anemia-
Kidney failure in multiple myeloma is a complicated process that involves different processes and mechanisms…”One in four patients treated with cisplatin develop chronic kidney disease… Multiple
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 readingDiet and Physical Activity to Prevent Cancer
The article below falls under the category “I wish I knew then what I know now.” That is to say, I believe my diet and physical activity aka my lifestyle, factored into my cancer diagnosis
Continue readingNAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine)-Heart, Bladder, Chemobrain, Kidney
As odd as this may sound, I am a Multiple Myeloma (MM) survivor with long-term and late stage side effects that will probably kill me before my incurable blood cancer will. I spend more time and effort
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