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Myeloma- Acupuncture For Pain
Researchers find acupuncture effective for assisting in the restoration of mobility and reductions in both (MM bone) pain and inflammation…” Are the benefits of acupuncture for pain real?
Continue readingMGUS, SMM, Myeloma-Antioxidants in Food vs. Supplements
“researchers have linked antioxidant supplements — including omega-3 fats, curcumin, selenium, resveratrol, and vitamin C — with various beneficial health outcomes.” Let me go on record
Continue readingMyeloma- Stem-Cell Transplant or No?
Hi David – I am 12 weeks into an aggressive treatment with chemo, steroids, and other conventional therapies prescribed as induction therapy for my myeloma diagnosis. I am fast approaching stem-cell
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Kyprolis/Carfilzomib Heart Damage
Question-What is the rate of cardiovascular adverse events (CVAE) among patients receiving carfilzomib for multiple myeloma? Hi David I told you a few months ago that I was diagnosed with myeloma on 23rd
Continue readingDarzalex (Daratumumab) Side Effects, Death???
“In clinical studies, 11% to 26% of people who took Darzalex and standard multiple myeloma treatment developed pneumonia.” “Chemo” could include very harmful chemicals. Darzalex
Continue readingReduce Inflammation to Reduce MM Risk?
Evidence-Based, Non-Toxic, Non-Conventional Cancer Therapies Will Eliminate Inflammation- If you’ve been diagnosed with pre-myeloma- SBP, MGUS or SMM- your blood disorder is not your worry. Your
Continue readingInflammation, Anti-aging, Chronic Disease- MGUS, SMM Prevention
Chronic systemic inflammation becomes increasingly associated with risk of death, loss of cognitive function and increasing dependency Could the progression of pre-MM (SBP, MGUS, SMM) be slowed or even
Continue readingMyeloma- Milk Thistle, Silymarin, Liver Healing
Milk Thistle aka Silymarin- Non-conventional therapy for anti-inflammatory, apoptotic, anti-angiogenic, anti-metastatic, anti-oxidant and integrative action- I’ve taken and written about a host
Continue readingSMM or MM- What’s the difference?
Multiple myeloma is defined as smoldering (asymptomatic) or active (symptomatic). The NCCN criteria for smoldering multiple myeloma are as follows The presence of any of the CRAB criteria or any of
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis- Too Old for Stem Cell Transplant?
“multiple myeloma patients aged 70 years or older undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation have better progression-free survival but no difference in OS compared to patients who do not undergo
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Carfilzomib Cardiotoxicity
“…this study monitored patients for predictors of CVAEs and found a greater incidence, with 51% of (multiple myeloma treated w/ CFZ) patients experiencing CVAEs, including heart failure, hypertension,
Continue readingStage 1 Myeloma- B2M, Albumin, Survival?
“Survival rates vary significantly by stage of the disease. Those with serious cancers (multiple myeloma) who are in stage 1, for example, may have better survival rates than those with stage 2 or
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