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Cancer Survivor? Side Effects will Kill You-
“A clear and unambiguous relation exists between therapeutic exposures and specific adverse events experienced by the survivors…” Why is the study linked below only studying surviving
Continue readingBreast Cancer and… Heart Disease???
“It may seem like the ultimate insult, but having survived breast cancer can put you at higher risk of additional health problems later in life… The two most important things that all newly
Continue readingLate Stage Side Effects- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia- Brain Damage
“However, many of these survivors develop long-term chronic health conditions, with a relatively common late effect being neurocognitive dysfunction…” Toxic chemotherapies cause so many
Continue readingEsophageal Cancer Stage 4
In conclusion, curcumin may act synergistically with the chemotherapeutic regimen FOLFOX in gastric cancer in vitro and in vivo by inducing apoptosis via Bcl/Bax-caspase 8,9-caspase 3 pathway. Dear
Continue readingPediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Chemobrain
Identify and Cure Chemobrain in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia cancer patients are living longer. This is great news. It is important to understand
Continue readingMyeloma- Marijuana, C-B-D, Heart, Lungs, Brain, Pain
“We unquestionably need more research, and more evidence of harms may emerge. But it’s important to note that the harms we know about now are practically nil compared with that of many other drugs,
Continue readingVitamin D3 Benefits Breast Cancer Big Time!
"High-dose vitamin D significantly reduced muscle and joint pain in breast cancer patients treated with the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole (Arimidex), results of a small, randomized clinical trial
Continue readingMagnesium Reduces Colorectal Cancer Risk Occurrence, Relapse?
Several studies have demonstrated an association between high magnesium intake and reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). It’s not rocket science. It’s not mega-dosing. The article linked
Continue readingChemotherapy and Over-treatment in Breast Cancer
Doctors are at odds over whether some women with breast cancer should have chemotherapy—one treatment among the arsenal long seen as crucial to fighting the disease, along with surgery and radiation. Early-stage
Continue readingLess is more in Node-Negative Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Pooled analysis of four retrospective studies showed no significant difference in nodal recurrence in node-negative nasopharyngeal cancer, whether in-field or out-of-field recurrence. There was also no
Continue readingChronic Neuropathic Pain in Women after Breast Cancer Treatment-
Abstract: "Chronic neuropathic pain affects between 20% and 50% of women after their breast cancer treatment. The Human Response to Illness (HRTI) model provides a comprehensive theoretic framework
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Survivor Heals Chemobrain, DVT, Heart Disease…more!
To our knowledge this is the first study to examine the effects of curcumin on cognition and mood and cognitive decline in a healthy older population I’ll go a step further. I’m a multiple
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