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Radiation Side Effects- Xerostomia, Mucositis, etc.
Caught between a rock and a hard place. Radiation side effects result from therapy that may be curative or simply buy you more time. What is the head and neck cancer (H&N) survivor to do? Anticipate,
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
Continue readingGene therapy and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
“The immunotherapy, known as anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, puts a patient’s own immune cells through a laboratory process that results in the number of T-cells being
Continue readingRetinoblastoma- Reduce Relapse
We suggest that this series of events results in a stoppage of the (retinoblastoma) cell cycle progression at the G1–>S phase transition thereby leading to a G0/G1 arrest and subsequent apoptotic
Continue readingOral Mucositis- Prevent, Treat
Mucositis- A complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed. Often seen as sores in the mouth. Oral Mucositis is the most common side effect you’ve
Continue readingCardiovascular Disease – Myeloma
“Many people survive their cancers, but end up dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD). New research finds that Cardiovascular Disease risk factors may be overlooked during survivorship care” Post
Continue readingMyeloma- CoQ10 Cardiotoxicity
“clinical studies suggest that (the chemotherapy side effect) anthracycline–induced cardiotoxicity can be prevented by administering coenzyme Q10 during cancer chemotherapy This blog post
Continue readingMyeloma Side-Effects- Healing Chemobrain
“Now, data from a large national sample suggest that cognitive deficits (chemobrain) may persist long-term…” There are many names for it- chemobrain, chemofog, the formal phrase is chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingLife Purpose = Brain Health, Dementia, Mild Cog. Impair. Therapy
“The results indicate that having purpose and meaning in life is significantly associated with a 19% reduced risk for dementia.” One of many long-term side effect sustained from my high-dose
Continue readingAYA – Myeloma???
“The frequency of the AYA-Myeloma was 9.6% (40/415) of whom 5 patients were younger than 30 years…AYA-MM patients have a higher prevalence of extramedullary disease and high-risk disease.” A
Continue readingCord-Blood Transplantation- Side Effects
“Researchers have identified a new diarrheal syndrome that affects patients who have undergone cord-blood hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation” I had an an autologous stem cell transplant
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