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Heart Damage- Post SCT, Post Chemo-
In a period of less than one year, my oncologist had me undergo four cardiotoxic chemotherapy regimens- Adriamycin, Cytoxan, Busulfan, and Melphalan. Heart health is central to the quality of life of cancer
Continue readingMyeloma Side Effects- PTSD, Mind-Body Therapy
Patients often experience a kind of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with numerous psychological, neurological and physical problems that extend and even intensify. I’ve found PTSD (post-traumatic
Continue readingRadiation-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
Continue readingRevlimid / Lenalidomide Maintenance Therapy- Yes or No?
Low-dose Revlimid, Lenalidomide maintenance therapy (for MM) resulted in deeper remissions, longer PFS, longer OS yet caused a host of short, long-term and late stage side effects aka lower quality of
Continue readingGenetic Abnormalities – Myeloma, FISH, Response
“Cytogenetic abnormalities are found in most multiple myeloma (MM) patients. Although their prognostic value has been well studied, there are limited data on the association of primary cytogenetic
Continue readingAHCC, HPV, Myeloma and Cancer
Active hexose correlated compound (AHCC) is one of a number of evidence-based, non-conventional therapies that can heal the cancer survivor Living with an “incurable” cancer since 1994 (Multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Side Effect- Cataracts
HI, Mr Emerson. I recently developed a multiple myeloma side effect from high-dose dexamethasone therapy. I am thinking of going for a cataract operation of my right eye. I have a few questions that I
Continue readingMyeloma End-Stage, Hospitalization, Death
As a multiple myeloma (MM) cancer coach my job is not to tell MM patients/survivors what to do. My job is to point out the risks and benefits, the pros and cons of the issues and the therapies. The two
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diet- Organic vs. Conventional
“In a study, those who ate more organic produce, dairy, meat and other products had 25 percent fewer cancer diagnoses over all, especially lymphoma and breast cancer.” I am a long-term multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma, Chronic Pain, Cure vs. Control
“Chronic pain is a major public health issue in the United States right now. And it’s the most common side effect of cancer (MM) treatment-Charles Jiang, MD,” I’ll take the study
Continue readingFish Oil Reduces Cachexia in Cancer Patients
“Fish oil supplementation, however, increased body weight and also returned feeding energy expenditure and fat oxidation to levels similar to that of controls.” If conventional oncology could
Continue readingTop Multiple Myeloma Hospitals, Multiple Myeloma Specialists
This web site provided a listing of survival rates of Multiple Myeloma Specialists. You will find you are between 1.9 and 5.7 times more likely to die in 5 years at the average SEER facility. Are
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