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Green Tea Extract and Alzheimer’s Prevention
“We all know that currently there is no cure for Alzheimer’s once symptoms emerge, so our best hope is early intervention…” Green tea extract is a wonder drug. I take it for heart
Continue readingStem Cell Transplant for Multiple Myeloma
A hematopoietic stem cell transplant, commonly called a bone marrow transplant (BMT) is one of conventional oncology’s most aggressive procedures A stem cell transplant is part of the standard-of-care
Continue readingMyeloma Chemo- Omega-3’s, Heart, Brain
I am a long-term multiple myeloma survivor with live with a host of long-term and late stage side effects. “Combination of chemotherapy and omega-3 fatty acids supplementation appears an effective
Continue readingGreen Tea Reduces Risk of Stroke
daily consumption of either green or black tea equaling 3 cups per day could prevent the onset of ischemic stroke I live with an increased risk of stroke. Rarely is a single evidence-based, non-conventional
Continue readingSmoldering Becoming Multiple Myeloma?
“The good news is that, according to research, your nutritional supplementation and diet are “prehabilitating” you. By this I mean that, on average, you should respond to the induction
Continue readingMyeloma – Onc. Pushing Stem Cell Transplant
While these categories indicate that a patient has responded exceedingly well to treatment, they don’t imply that all cancer cells have been eradicated from the body Hi David. I’m curious if you
Continue readingChemo Ages BC patients 10-15 years?!?!
We have shown that cytotoxic chemotherapy potently induces the expression of markers of cellular senescence in the hematologic compartment in vivo, Chemotherapy ages us. It is a good feeling when researchers
Continue readingAlzheimer’s, Cognitive Function, Mind-Body Therapy
“These changes also linked directly to improvements in subjective assessments of cognitive function, mood, sleep, and quality of life.” Though Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common type
Continue readingAdvanced Multiple Myeloma-
Cure vs control is debated because the strategies currently being tested are not truly curative but rather are intended to maximize response rates in the hope that they will translate into an operational
Continue readingCurcumin versus Turmeric as MM Therapy?
her Curcumin (Cu), which has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, is the most active constituent of turmeric, making up between two to six percent of this spice.” Dear Cancer Coach: Is
Continue readingMGUS Diagnostics – Risk
“Relative risks have the appealing feature of summarizing two numbers (the risk in one group and the risk in the other) into one…” Hi David: We have previously conversed about diagnostics-
Continue reading“Oh no, I’m MRD-positive!,” What Now?
“In the (MM) patients who have been treated with or without transplant but achieve MRD-negative status and CR , when they looked at their survival curves, they were very comparable, not statistically
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