Ask the Cancer Coach-“Metastatic prostate cancer, gleason score of 9”
Cancer Coach- I have prostate cancer gleason 9 that has spread to bones- my situation is as follows: My History 1. I was diagnosed with Gleason 9 Prostate Cancer in September 2011 with PSA of 53 2. Prostate
Continue readingSurvey Cites Need for Multiple Myeloma Cancer Coaching
“the standard 15 or 20 consultations is just not enough, in that patients don’t necessarily get all the information or even are able to digest all the (MM) information when they’re there
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Carfilzomib Cardiotoxicity, MRD Neg, DKRd Clinical Trial
If your dad has reached MRD negative status post MM induction therapy, after undergoing only three cycles of DKRd, according to research, his progression-free survival (PFS) and perhaps even his overall
Continue readingMyeloma Myeloma aka Incurable Cancer Treatment at the End of Life
“As the elderly man with an incurable cancer (MM) lay dying, he told his son he had only one regret. Rather than enjoying his last weeks of life with the people and places he loved, he had squandered
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Pre-habilitation- Enhance Efficacy, Minimize Toxicity
“Since pre-habilitation (for MM) is a topic of growing interest in other clinical areas, the development of an appropriate protocol and the findings…” You have been diagnosed with multiple
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Dysphagia, Shaker Exercise, Difficulty Swallowing
“Oncologic treatments, such as curative radiotherapy and chemoradiation, for head and neck (MM) cancer can cause long-term swallowing impairments (dysphagia) I am a long-term multiple myeloma (MM)
Continue readingLate-delayed Myelopathy and Radiation Therapy for My Multiple Myeloma
After radiation therapy for tumors near the spine, late-delayed myelopathy may develop. This disorder causes weakness, loss of sensation, and sometimes the Brown-Séquard syndrome The hallmark symptom
Continue readingShort, Long, Late Side Effects of Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Myeloma
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is aggressive therapy for multiple myeloma patients and can bring serious short, long-term and late stage collateral damage aka side effects. I was diagnosed
Continue readingTop-Rated US Cancer Center- Multiple Myeloma NOT the same as “Cancer”
“You will find you are between 1.9 and 5.7 times more likely to die in 5 years at the average SEER facility (Statistics developed by the National Cancer Institute) than if under the care of one
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma- Tally DVT/VTE Risk Before Revlimid, Thal, Pom, Imnovid
“VTE/DVT is an under-recognized but frequently encountered complication … common in patients with multiple myeloma receiving IMiDs, and can cause disability, delay or complicate chemotherapy, and —
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