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Immunotherapy Increases Response to Chemo in Lung Cancer
Pretreatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with a higher likelihood of response to salvage chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Advanced non-small
Continue readingAnti-Angiogenic Chemo- Pancreatic Cancer
A pill that cuts off the supply of nutrients to tumors shows promise for treating people with the rare type of pancreatic cancer “Doubled the length of time before their disease worsened”
Continue readingSecondary Malignancies- Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/726749?src=mp&spon=7&uac=97669BN
Continue readingMyeloma Tumor Chemosensitivity Testing
Myeloma tumor chemosensitivity testing sounds like an oxymoron. Myeloma is a blood cancer- no such thing as a myeloma “tumor.” However, it seems like chemosensitivity testing should be the
Continue readingMyeloma Therapy Damages Gut
According to the second study linked below myeloma therapy damages gut. Long-term possibly permanent damage. Fortunately, MM patients can take steps to prevent or heal this damage. One of the most commonly
Continue reading5-fluorouracil (5-FU) Heart Damage
5-fluorourcil (5-FU) capecitabine kills cancer cells. The problem is this chemotherapy regimen is cardiotoxic which means that it can cause heart damage. The cancer patient’s choice is to either
Continue readingHealth Benefits of Olive Oil
The health benefits of olive oil are many. Not only does olive oil kill my cancer, multiple myeloma, but it helps my chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, helps my chemobrain, and helps my skin repair chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingMyeloma – Eight Slices of the Magic Bullet
The ultimate myeloma therapy is quantitative- “Plus, Dr Elwood said, “the effect of a lifestyle is quantitative. That is, the more the better. The more exercise the better. The lower the body mass
Continue readingVitamin D Overdose?
Vitamin D overdose!? I didn’t know that this was possible. I live in the top of the United States and rarely travel to warm, sunny places. I’ve written many posts on PeopleBeatingCancer.org
Continue readingLynch Syndrome- What to know
Have you discovered that you have Lynch Syndrome and have an increased risk of several different types of cancer? Though I do not have Lynch Syndrome I do live with an increased risk of many different
Continue readingChemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity
“The prevalence of chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity (CIN) varies from 19% to more than 85%, with the highest reported for platinum compounds (70–100%) and taxanes (11–87%) ). However, most
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Diarrhea
Chemotherapy-induced Diarrhea. A side effect so common that it is expected and almost taken for granted. Yet, like most other short-term side effects that resolve once chemo stops, according to research,
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