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Search Results for: Kidney Cancer
Got 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 readingAYA, Childhood Cancer- Risk of Heart Disease
“About 4.5 percent of the childhood cancer survivors had cardiovascular diseases like heart failure and blood clots in the deep veins of the legs, and most cases occurred before age 40, almost eight
Continue reading5 Powerful Supplements to Take During Cancer Treatments
I’ve been living with multiple myeloma since my cancer diagnosis in early 1994. Nutritional supplementation is the cornerstone of my own cancer care and it has been for more than twenty years now. For
Continue readingMyeloma Symptom, Side Effect, COD- Kidney, Renal Insufficiency
““Renal (kidney) impairment is a common complication of multiple myeloma. Chronic renal failure is classified according to glomerular filtration rate (EGFR)…” Normal kidney function
Continue readingKidney, Heart, Bone- Co-Morbidities- Myeloma
“Co-morbidities correlate with aging and make the elderly particularly vulnerable to toxicities of therapy. A key issue is therefore to choose the optimal therapy for these patients 6.” Co-morbidities
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Black Seed Oil, TQ – Kill MM, Pro Bone, Kidney, Heart-
Our results show that TQ inhibited the proliferation of MM cells irrespective of their sensitivity to doxorubicin, melphalan or bortezomib… Daily dosing with 3% thymoquinone was successful in reducing
Continue readingMyeloma Symptom- Kidney Damage- Natural Detox Therapies
“In many cases, a kidney cleanse will integrate herbs, vitamins, and minerals into a whole-foods-based diet designed to flush out the kidneys.” Kidney damage is a common multiple myeloma symptom.
Continue readingMGUS, SMM, MM Kidney Health
“Renal Impairment represents an independent negative prognostic factor in MM…Renal recovery and haematologic response are the strongest markers associated with patient survival… Targeting
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma – NSAIDS, Kidney, Heart Health
The evidence that the drugs increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure (and kidney disease) “is now extremely solid,” he said. I am a MM Survivor and MM Coach. A client I’m
Continue readingMGUS- Kidney, Bone, Blood, Skin Damage
For people with MGUS, there is an increased incidence of fracture, kidney damage, bacterial infections and thromboembolic complications aka blood clots- I must be slow. I don’t understand the
Continue readingMyeloma Chemos- Kidney Damage
“In this review, we recognized that there are multiple ways novel anti- multiple myeloma therapies can affect renal function, cause kidney damage.” Kidney damage is tricky for the multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis w/ Heart, Lung, Kidney Disease- Poor Prognosis-
“Findings of this large analysis revealed the presence of a comorbidity at diagnosis in over 50% of multiple myeloma patients and also revealed that survival reduced with increasing numbers of comorbidities.” What
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