Causes of Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer and medications or treatment procedures have various side effects, including fatigue. It’s the constant feeling of lack of energy or tiredness. Cancer is not the only cause of fatigue, as other
Continue readingCardiac Rehab -A Fib, Stroke Risk – Omega 3
“These data support the hypothesis that consumption of fish several times per week reduces the risk of thrombotic stroke but does not increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke.” I have chronic
Continue readingHeart Failure – Myeloma Symptom, Side Effect-
“MM can cause cardiac comorbidities such as cardiomyopathy and heart failure caused by cardiac amyloidosis and/or anemia. Some of the treatments used in MM can also affect cardiovascular health…” According
Continue readingSolitary Bone Plasmacytoma
Solitary Bone Plasmacytoma (SPB) is a diagnosis of pre-myeloma in which monoclonal proteins have caused only a single plasmacytoma or lesion in the patient’s bone. A diagnosis of SBP can be further
Continue readingMyeloma – Pathology-Oncology – Get A Second Opinion
Cancer (MM) can’t be diagnosed from cells alone. Pathologists also draw on epidemiology, historical observation, and expert judgment to make the call… Should oncology overrule pathology when
Continue readingBone Damage – Myeloma Symptom, Side Effect-
“Multiple myeloma is a serious condition on its own, but both the cancer and the resulting bone damage can lead to several serious long-term effects. The most obvious of these long-term effects is
Continue readingShould I Harvest Stem Cells?
Should I harvest stem cells for an autologous stem cell transplant even if I’m not sure I want to have one? Hello David- I have been reading your website since March- you are amazing. I was diagnosed
Continue readingHow Long Does “Chemo Brain” Last?
Chemo brain is a lasting condition that affects one’s cognitive function after undergoing chemotherapy. What cancer patients may know as chemo brain is actually a blanket statement that encompasses
Continue readingMyeloma- C-B-D -Integrative
These results showed that C-B-D by itself or in synergy with BORT strongly inhibited growth, arrested cell cycle progression and induced MM cells death…These data provide a rationale for using C-B-D
Continue readingDCIS and Overtreatment Therapies- Reduce Risk or Not?
There is considerable disagreement about the treatment of DCIS. Some believe that nearly everyone with DCIS, regardless of its characteristics, should be treated with either mastectomy or lumpectomy
Continue readingNon-Toxic Pre-Myeloma Therapies
Pre-MM diagnosis (MGUS, SMM)? Don’t watch and wait. Undergo evidence-based, non-toxic therapies shown to kill MM- Evidence-based non-toxic pre-myeloma therapy? Pre-Myeloma is comprised of 3 diagnoses-
Continue readingMGUS Survivor Story- Mary Slocum
As you will read in Mary’s account, MGUS, a pre-myeloma stage, was not well-understood by oncology. Mary’s journey, in her own words, is written below. Mary Slocum was the first MGUS survivor
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