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Elderly Myeloma
Elderly myeloma patients, according to research, fare worse, on average, compared to younger patients, when diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Duh! Of course they do. But why is this and how does it factor
Continue readingHawthorn Extract for Chronic Heart Failure
These results suggest that there is a significant benefit in symptom control and physiologic outcomes from hawthorn extract as an adjunctive treatment for chronic heart failure. I supplement with hawthorn
Continue readingCIPN Chemobrain Related!?
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that, according to the first study linked below, CIPN and Chemobrain are related. As a cancer survivor myself who lives with both CIPN and Chemobrain, I
Continue readingLong-term Side Effects of Radiation
“Concern over long-term side effects of radiation therapy is becoming more common, as survival rates improve. Just as there can be long-term side effects of chemotherapy, radiation therapy may result
Continue readingMyeloma Risk Stratification
Myeloma risk stratification is… complicated in my experience as a MM survivor. But I have to say that risk is everything in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma. Importantly, the post
Continue readingGenetic Cancer Risk
What is your genetic cancer risk? Or to put this question another way, do your genes pre-dispose you to a specific type of cancer? Yes, genetics can play a role in predisposing a person to cancer. Certain
Continue readingMost Effective Imaging and Cancer?
What is the most effective type of imaging and cancer? That depends on what you’re looking for. It depends on the type and stage of your cancer. An article touting preventive full-body preventive
Continue readingCardio-Oncology Rehabilitation
I had to figure out my own cardio-oncology rehabilitation program. My diagnosis of a blood cancer called multiple myeloma in early 1994 led to the standard-of-care, FDA approved, safe and
Continue readingNasal Irrigation SARS-CoV-2 infection-
Though I have been vaccinated for the SARS-Cov-2 infection, I think it is possible that I can get the virus, pretty much at any time… regardless. Let’s be honest with ourselves. All manner
Continue readingVelcade Quercetin Synergism Myeloma
Does quercetin synergize the chemotherapy drug velcade (bortezomib) in the treatment of multiple myeloma? While your average oncologist may say no, studies say yes. I am holding out the anti-supplement
Continue readingPandemic Cancer Cases Decline
Is cancer really cancer if it is not diagnosed? According to the studies linked below, cancer diagnoses declined during the pandemic. So that means cancer cases declined…Right? Of course it’s
Continue readingCancer from CT Scans…
The risk of blood cancer from CT scans is small unless you are one of the people who are diagnosed with a blood cancer from a CT scan… The point of this blog post is to educate the reader about lifetime
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