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Pre- Myeloma? Stage 1 Multiple Myeloma? Cure vs. Control
Should we treat patients with myeloma with multidrug, multitransplant combinations with the goal of potentially curing a subset of patients, recognizing that the risk of adverse events and effect on quality
Continue readingExercise w/ Atrial Fibrillation-Good or Bad?
The burden of arrhythmia can be reduced by physical exercise. The effect of exercise intensity on burden of atrial fibrillation (a-fib) needs to be studied further You’ve developed atrial fibrillation
Continue readingWhat is Myeloma? Oncology has it backwards…
Having lived with and studied multiple myeloma since my diagnosis in 2/1994, I have learned that just about every aspect of how conventional oncology defines, researches and treats multiple myeloma is
Continue readingCoQ10 – EF- Congestive Heart Failure
“Pooled analyses of available randomized controlled trials suggest that CoQ₁₀ may improve the Ejection Fraction in patients with congestive heart failure” I have chronic atrial fibrillation
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma-14:16 Translocation- ASCT Yes/No?
a typical course of hyperbaric oxygen treatments increases by eight-fold the number of stem cells circulating in a patient’s body-this therapy can be beneficial for collection as well as engraftment Hi
Continue readingStem Cell Transplant Increased Multiple Myeloma Survival?
The top article linked and excerpted below documents how improvements in the aggressive, high-dose therapy- an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT)- has improved overall survival for newly diagnosed
Continue readingASCT Now or Later? No Diff-
“Meta-regression analyses failed to demonstrate any association between CR or VGPR with either overall survival or progression-free survival both in patients receiving autologous stem cell transplant
Continue readingThe “BEST” Treatments for Basel Cell Carcinoma?
“In order for clinicians, patients, and payers to make informed decisions about treating Basel Cell Carcinoma, new RCT or high-quality NRCS evidence is needed.” A side effect of my autologous stem
Continue readingRisk of Progression for Smoldering Multiple Myeloma is Reduced…at what cost?
“Lenalidomide (Revlimid) induced a 72% reduction in the risk of progression to symptomatic disease in patients with smoldering multiple myeloma at 3 years” The challenge with pre-myeloma, Monoclonal
Continue readingChemotherapy-Induced Pain-I.D. Manage
Multiple Myeloma chemotherapy, causes short, long-term and late stage side effects. Chemotherapy-induced pain is central to the discussion of side effects if the patient wants to manage or even heal the
Continue readingHeal Avascular Necrosis W/out Surgery?
“Glucocorticoid- induced osteonecrosis develops in 9–40% of patients receiving long-term therapy although it may also occur with short-term exposure to high doses…As a result, osteonecrosis
Continue readingMyeloma- Blood Thinner Side Effects
Choose between conventional blood thinner therapies such as coumadin, plavix, aspirin, or non-conventional therapies such as green tea extract, omega 3 fatty acids or curcumin- I am a long-term multiple
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