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Curcumin, Pycnogenol, Antioxidants- Breast Cancer
Curcumin, an active constituent of turmeric, has been shown to possess inhibitory effect of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis towards a board range of tumors. Cell inhibition activities of
Continue readingCardiac Rehabilitation the easy way?
Consider cardiac rehab the easy way. I don’t know why cardiac rehab referral rates are so low, as mentioned in the article linked below, but I thought I’d explain what I do because I believe
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Heart Failure- Cardiology Bias
Chemotherapy-induced heart failure (CIHF) is a serious side effect caused by cardiotoxic chemotherapy taken by the cancer patient. The article linked and excerpted below makes it sound as though this side
Continue readingTrastuzumab-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab-induced cardiomyopathy is a subset of one of the most serious short, long-term and late stage side effects of conventional cancer treatment. And that general side effect is called chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Heart Damage Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy-induced Heart Damage in Breast Cancer patients is a serious short, long-term and late stage side effect. Both chemotherapy and radiation have been shown to cause heart damager. While the study
Continue readingSupplements and Brain Health
Supplements and brain health are debated. That is to say that some people think that nutritional supplementation supports brain health and some other people think the opposite. What I think comes from
Continue readingThe COC Protocol for Myeloma?
Hi David- I have a question I hope you could help with. I have had a course of chemo in 2022 with Velcade, Dexamethasone, Thalidomide, I am sorry I cannot remember the 4th drug. They stopped the Velcade
Continue readinglinvoseltamab for Myeloma
linvoseltamab for Myeloma is yet another possible therapy for relapsed/refractory MM patients. Prospective MM patients must remember, however, that this new therapy comes with serious risks. I am a long-term
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 readingMyeloma Risk Prediction?
The first two paragraphs in the article below explains that myeloma risk prediction is now made possible with the help of artificial intelligence. In effect, over the past couple of decades, oncology has
Continue readingMGUS Cure?
Is an MGUS cure possible? According to the research linked and excerpted below, the answer is yes. Unfortunately, like most therapies for any form of monoclonal gammopathy such as: single plasmacytoma
Continue readingVelcade Side Effects
Velcade aka bortezomib is an effective chemotherapy regimen for myeloma but velcade side effects can cause problems for MM patients. The article linked and excerpted below offers a based dose timing solution.
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