Oral Submucous Fibrosis- Therapy

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, insidious disease that is associated with significant functional morbidity and an increased risk for malignancy   OSF is a chronic disease that is 1) common

Catheter Ablation for Afib Hurts More Than Helps?

“In 2019, we do AF catheter ablation to improve quality of life. QOL is a reasonable endpoint, but it is more susceptible to the placebo effect.” I’ve lived with atrial fibrillation since

Cardiac Rehab for Myeloma Patients

“implement a multi-level approach to cardiac rehab, which includes exercise; nutritional counseling; and management of weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking” If you are

MGUS, PPI’s, Barrett’s Esophagus and Bone Health

Esophageal involvement (barrett’s esophagus) by multiple myelomas is uncommon in the English literature. Here we report an extremely rare involvement in MM/MGUS Hi David- I was diagnosed with Barrett’s

“Should I be Tested for Cancer?” Maybe Not and Here’s Why

Diagnostic Testing For Cancer Is Tricky-Particularly early stage Breast or Prostate cancer- Written by a credible source, Gilbert Welch is a medical doctor and a professor at the Dartmouth Institute for

How to Deal with Anxiety and Cancer

A cancer diagnosis can have a huge impact on most patients, families, and caregivers. Feelings of depression, anxiety, and fear are very common and are normal responses to this life-changing experience. Lately,

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma-Delay Treatment Until Progression!

“…there exists no evidence to suggest that early intervention in Soldering Multiple Myeloma, even when limited to patients at highest risk of progression to active MM, leads to improved overall

Anti-Inflammatories Improve Antidepressant Treatment

“Certain anti-inflammatory drugs improved antidepressant treatment effects and depression symptoms without increasing risk for adverse events… The first article linked and excerpted below cites

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Dementia

Got Lumps in your Neck? Wondering about Thyroid Cancer?

Here are the new guidelines for thyroid cancer management from the American Thyroid Association– a good overview for newly diagnosed patients:  

C-B-D- Ovarian Cancer Complementary Therapy?

“Our findings from this research, as well as prior research, show that KY hemp (CBD) slows ovarian cancer comparable to, or even better than, the current ovarian cancer drug Cisplatin.” Dear

Cardiotoxicity of Checkpoint Inhibitors

Death resulting from cardiotoxicity of checkpoint inhibitors- myocarditis, pericardial disease, and vasculitis was reported to occur in 50%, 21%, and 6% of patients, respectively. There are short, long-term