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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis- “Why Me?” and Spirituality
“Spirituality is understood to be a “personal search to understand final questions about life, its meaning, its relationship to sacredness or transcendence..” If you have been diagnosed with
Continue readingMyeloma- ASCT = Chemo Fatigue not MM
“Fatigue ranks as perhaps the most prevalent of cancer complaints — studies over the past two decades have confirmed it as a significant problem during and for some years after treatment ends…” In
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Therapy- Surgical Solutions
“In recent years, surgical consultation has been recommended for MM patients with intractable pain, spinal instability and pathological fractures…” The article linked and excerpted below
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Response- Intensification- CVd vs. No CVd
Intensification treatment with CVD significantly improved progression-free survival for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma… but did not improve overall survival…” We all hope to have a
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Maintenance- Revlimid, Essiac Tea, Explanatory Style-
Essiac demonstrated antioxidant (12) and cytotoxic properties in vitro (6) (11), but stimulated growth of human breast cancer cells both via estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent and ER-independent pathways (3). Dear
Continue readingCancer Therapy- Feeling Grateful- What!?
“Evidence suggests that we can actively choose to practice gratitude — and that doing so raises our happiness (and heals our cancer?)…” Let’s be honest. Being diagnosed with cancer
Continue readingMyeloma- Change Genetic Expression?
“These studies uncovered actionable mutations in multiple myeloma, and coupled with explosion of various pathways and targeted inhibitors there is a growing optimism to hope for mutation specific
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Unresponsive to Conventional Therapy? (CYBORD)
“Some phytochemicals (curcumin, resveratrol) sensitize the conventional therapies such as dexamethasone (velcade, bortezomib/velcade).” Hi David-I’m 39yrs old and I was diagnosed with
Continue readingMyeloma – Spirituality and Religion-
In this era of increasingly holistic care, it has become clear that the mind-body therapy of spirituality/religious beliefs and practices are important to many myeloma patients and survivors. “There
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Chemotherapy- Are MM Drugs Worth It?
How much are Multiple Myeloma (MM) Patients benefiting from this expanding arsenal of high-priced drugs?... It’s now 2019 and multiple myeloma chemotherapy prices are increasing at a pace I wouldn’t
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Response- MRD Negative Plus MDR Means No ASCT?
“MRD status can be used to evaluate patients’ response to therapy at all stages of treatment, he continues—prior to a stem cell transplant…” It is clear that MRD negative response
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diagnosis- Patient-physician Relationship is Key-
Overwhelmingly, the dominant theme in these studies’ findings was a breakdown in the patient-physician relationship, most often manifested as unsatisfactory patient-physician communication The article
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