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10 Year Myeloma Survivor-
“For diagnosis of specific toxicities, please see each specific agent or each organ system overview for details. It is important to remember that often the diagnosis of these toxicities is a diagnosis
Continue readingWait for Pre-Myeloma to Progress or Try Non-Conventional Therapies?
Now we have to wonder how long the lesion (pre-myeloma) will sit there. We can’t pretend they’re not there, but we don’t know what they mean. A single plasmacytoma (SBP), monoclonal gammopathy of
Continue readingCoffee- Manage Pre-Myeloma, SBP, MGUS, SMM
The studies below document coffee’s heart and brain health promoting, anti-stroke, anti-diabetic, and all around ability to reduce risk of death. I’m a long-term multiple myeloma survivor
Continue readingPre-Myeloma- Pesticides, Virus’, Environment?
“Among study participants older than 50 years, 38 were found to have MGUS, (pre-myeloma) yielding a prevalence of 6.8% What caused my pre-myeloma (MGUS, SMM, MM) is the first question many of us
Continue readingStage 1 Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma-
“Currently, 50.7% of all patients with MM are living more than 5 years, yet stratification… with 82% of stage I patients living more than 5 years…” My mother has just been diagnosed with
Continue readingHigh-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Prostate Cancer
Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients Owe It to Themselves to Learn About Both Conventional and Non-Conventional Therapies You’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Your biopsy, PSA and Gleason
Continue readingCardiac Rehab-Yoga, Elliptical, Diet, Weights as Therapy
“We performed a meta-analysis to examine the effects of yoga on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with CHF…” In late 2010, after more than 15 years,
Continue readingSolitary Plasmacytoma- In Bone, Outside of Bone?
Solitary plasmacytomas most frequently occur in bone (plasmacytoma of bone), but can also be found outside bone in soft tissues (extramedullary plasmacytoma) . The diagnosis and management of SPB will
Continue readingStage 3 Myeloma Diagnosis w/ Kidney Disease
“Studies have also shown that bortezomib (velcade) is also effective in patients with MM who present with renal failure (kidney disease). Hello Mr.Emerson- My name is Tammy. I’m writing this
Continue readingMyeloma- Steroid-Induced Diabetes
“The high-dose (dexamethasone) regimen came up very short, with remarkably low survival rate compared with the low-dose regimen,” he said…” Hi David- I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma
Continue readingInduction for Multiple Myeloma w/ Kidney Involvement
“Kidney failure is a serious complication of multiple myeloma, and up to 50% of patients with this most frequent haematological malignancy may develop some form of renal impairment…” You’ve
Continue readingSmall Cell Lung Cancer Therapy- Whole Brain Radiation- Over-treatment?
” This is currently an area of debate as Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI) can have cognitive side effects (such as memory loss), but does appear to improve survival…” Hi David-
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