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Cancer Survivors have Older Hearts :-(
Cancer survivors (CS) have older hearts because most CS’s undergo chemotherapy. Chemotherapy that ages the person and ages the person’s heart. We all learn this in grade school but I’ll
Continue readingChemobrain – Myeloma – Prevent, Heal
“This is the first study that puts chemo-brain on a sound scientific footing, in terms of neurobiology and cellular biology.” After years of denials, excuses and stalling from conventional oncology
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Hypertension-
Though I’ve written previously about chemotherapy-induced hypertension previously, that blog posts talked as much about cardiotoxicity and cardiomyopathy as they did about the increase in blood
Continue readingCardiotoxicity of Doxorubicin
Cardiotoxicity is a subject and side effect that is near and dear to my heart. I was prescribed dox as a part of my 6 rounds of induction therapy for my multiple myeloma. I then received two rounds of
Continue readingLow White Blood Cells- Chemotherapy
Hi David- I have a current situation on which I would greatly appreciate your input. Some background: I was diagnosed last October. I underwent a relatively short period of Revlimid/Velcade/Dexamethasone
Continue readingSupplementation- Sars-CoV-2 Virus?
When I write about nutritional supplementation reducing the risk of virus’ such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus I am doing so by completely excluding any/all discussion of vaccines. I say this because of
Continue readingFoods that Fight Anemia
You’ve been bone-tired for months and you don’t know why. You are diagnosed with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma and your oncologist tells you that you have anemia. Now you are depressed
Continue readingBlack Cancer Survivors- Chemo Heart Failure
Black cancer survivors develop chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CIC) much more often than other cancer survivors according to the study linked and excerpted below. If you are African-American and are
Continue readingDementia Prevention, Heal Chemo brain-
Dementia? Mild Cognitive Impairment? Chemo brain? All these diagnoses have similarities. I am a cancer survivor with chemo brain. From what I have read my chemo brain symptoms are pretty similar to those
Continue readingMGUS, SMM, SBP are Pre-Myeloma
MGUS, SMM and SPB (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, smoldering multiple myeloma and single plasmacytoma of bone) are Pre-Myeloma- precursor diagnostic stages of the blood cancer called
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Cardiotoxicity-
Early detection of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity is crucial in order to prevent irreversible cardiac dysfunction, which occurs in more than one third of patients “Early detection is crucial…”
Continue readingConstipation and Diarrhea- chemo induced-
Constipation and diarrhea are two of the most common short-term side effects caused by cancer therapy. Like fatigue or nausea, if you undergo chemotherapy and/or radiation, you will almost certainly experience
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