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Search Results for: Head and Neck Cancer

Relapsed Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma- Prognosis, Therapies

“Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignant tumor of the head and neck, and recurrence is an important prognostic factor in patients with OSCC. Dear Cancer Coach, I have oral squamous

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Healing Radiation-induced Dysphagia- Difficulty Swallowing-

Healing Radiation-induced dysphagia is possible. Remember that the sooner you diagnose it and begin undergoing healing therapies, the better chance you have of healing your own. The medical term for difficulty

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Myeloma- Dysphagia aka Difficulty Swallowing

Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty in swallowing. the term is sometimes used as a condition in its own right (multiple myeloma side effects) Dear David- I would like to share my

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Radiation-Fibrosis- Xerostomia aka Dry Mouth

“Xerostomia, or oral dryness, is one of the most common complaints experienced by patients who have had radiotherapy of the oral cavity and neck region.” I underwent local radiation to my

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Anticipate,Treat Difficulty Swallowing- Dysphagia

Dysphagia increased by 11.7% over the 10‐year period. Prevalence was highest after chemoradiation and multimodality therapy. I am not a H & N cancer survivor. I am a survivor of a blood cancer called

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Radiation-induced- Dermatitis, Dysphagia, CIPN, RILP

I’ve written about my cancer, multiple myeloma, since launching PeopleBeatingCancer.org in June of 1994. I began to research and write about my more obvious long-term and late stage side-effects

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Mind-Body Therapy for Multiple Myeloma…Marriage!?

Mind-Body Therapy is one of the most inexpensive, convenient, under appreciated yet most effective multiple myeloma therapies available today. With every multiple myeloma diagnosis comes a prognosis. It

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Omega-3 fatty acids- Myeloma – Heart, Brain, Blood

The list of health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil) listed below may seem endless. And it might seem impossible for daily dose of omega-3 fatty acids to provide all the of the health and multiple

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Myeloma- Antineoplaston Therapy

“Yes, I am still in CR from my refractory MM and have been since I completed ANP therapy in 4/99. Because I am only only one MM survivor, I will link a summary of ANP for MM below.” Dear David-

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Stage 3 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Conventional, Integrative, Complimentary

Curcumin combined with 5-FU led to the lower cell viability and higher apoptosis than 5-FU treated alone. In a human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma xenograft model, curcumin or 5-FU alone reduced the

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Melatonin Protects Against Radiation Damage

According to research, about half of all cancer patients undergo radiation. One of the most common questions I get is how to protect against radiation damage. According to the study linked and excerpted

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5-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

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