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Long-Term Multiple Myeloma Survival- The Keys To Success-

“Furthermore, gene analysis studies show that curcumin enhances the cytotoxic effect of lenalidomide via suppression of the cereblon and multi-drug resistant genes.” Hello David- I was diagnosed

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Myeloma, Bone, Hyaluronic Acid, Collagen-

“In this report we show that hyaluronan (HA), a major nonprotein glycosaminoglycan component of the extracellular matrix in mammalian bone marrow, is a survival and proliferation factor for human

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Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma- Therapy W/ Side Effects

Patients with double-refractory multiple myeloma had an overall response rate of 68% and patients with high-risk disease had a response rate of 56% If you’ve been told that your MM is “double

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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis- Reaching Multi-Drug Resistance, End-Stage MM- Help!

“Multiple myeloma, the blood cancer itself, causes bone, kidney, blood and heart damage. Multiple myeloma therapies cause bone, kidney, blood and heart damage.” Good Afternoon David- I am hoping

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Multiple Myeloma Dx, Off-label Drugs?

“…medications are often prescribed for OLDU with poor or absent clinical evidence. Radley et al1reported that 73% of medications prescribed for an off-label use had poor or no scientific support.” Hi

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Cardiovascular Disease, Falls in the Elderly

“…our study shows that subclinical cardiovascular disease is itself a fall risk factor. This raises the important question of whether treatment of subclinical cardiovascular disease could help

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Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma- Medical Billing Fraud???

“Much of what we accept as legal in medical billing would be regarded as fraud in any other sector…bills for things that simply didn’t happen… charges that I would call fraudulent —are

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Emotional Support- Myeloma Survivor w/ PTSD

“If you are experiencing symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, it’s important that you get the help you need. Many people have recovered from PTSD through treatment… Emotionally

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Low Testosterone (low-T) as a side effect of Chemotherapy-

“Prevalence of hypogonadism (low testosterone) in men with cancer (chemotherapy) has been reported between 40% and 90%, which is significantly higher than in the general population.” I beat

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Myeloma, Genetics, Epigenetics

Epigenetic mechanisms modulated by environmental cues such as diet, disease or our lifestyle take a major role in regulating the DNA by switching genes on and off… Genetics, epigenetics. Genetically

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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis- Co-Disease at Dx?

“We found higher-impact and lower-impact multimorbidity clusters among older veterans with newly-diagnosed Multiple Myeloma treated with chemotherapy.” I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (MM)

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Learning About CBD Salve And Other CBD Products

If I could stock my pantry and bathrooms from top to bottom with CBD products I would, but I think the hubby would be unimpressed with having no space to store his junk, and some might frown upon the

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