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Nutrition for Brain Health

Why is nutrition for brain health always on my mind:-)? I’m a long-term cancer survivor. I struggle with a long-term side effect called chemotherapy-induced cognitive disfunction aka chemobrain. To

Aortic Aneurism-Size Matters

3 weeks ago
/ heart disease side effects ID and prevention university hospital
/ By David Emerson

“Aortic aneurisms are of concern because of their potential risk of death. The likelihood of a mortal event occurring has been linked historically to aneurism size.” I have an aortic aneurism.

MGUS Diabetes Metformin

3 weeks ago
/ Pre-Myeloma
/ By David Emerson

MGUS diabetes metformin may be a three magic words for people diagnosed with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS is a form of pre-myeloma) as well as diabetes. However, I believe it

Deep Sleep Dementia

3 weeks ago
/ anti-aging dementia side effects ID and prevention
/ By David Emerson

Does my lack of deep sleep increase my risk of dementia? I am a long-term cancer survivor. I developed a l0ng-term side effect called chemobrain years ago. While my chemobrain has improved significantly,

Prevent Cancer Relapse Secondary Cancer

Can I prevent cancer relapse and secondary cancer? I am referring to both my own cancer relapsing and/or many of the secondary cancers that I am at increased risk of. And I am referring to your own cancer

Cyclophosphamide Cytoxan Damage

3 weeks ago
/ heart disease side effects ID and prevention university hospital
/ By David Emerson

Will I die of cyclophosphamide (cytoxan) induced cardiomyopathy someday? Or maybe die of hemohorragic cystitis that leads to bladder cancer? Impossible to predict. I can say, however, that the chemotherapy

Antineoplaston Therapy & Cancer

3 weeks ago
/ cancer
/ By David Emerson

I was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer called multiple myeloma in 1/94. I underwent surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and an autologous stem cell transplant from 1/94-9/97. I was told I was end-stage

Low-dose Revlimid Maintenance- How Long?

4 weeks ago
/ Multiple Myeloma
/ By David Emerson
/ 2 COMMENTS

Hi David- So, I had biopsy a few weeks ago and follow up meeting with my doctor. Now, biopsy results are good (attached) and my doctor says she wants to take me off low-dose Revlimid maintenance (LDRM)

Secondary Primary Malignancy-

“Second Primary Malignancy (SPM) is not a phenomenon of cancer recurrence or metastasis, but it is suffering from another cancer (different from first primary malignancy)” I was diagnosed with

Histotripsy as Cancer Therapy

4 weeks ago
/ cancer
/ By David Emerson

Will histotripsy reduce the side effects that result from cancer therapy? About 30% of PeopleBeatingCancer is dedicated to the adverse events aka side effects that can result from chemotherapy and radiation.

Lynch Syndrome- What to know

last month
/ cancer Healthy Living Products non-conventional therapies
/ By David Emerson
/ 7 COMMENTS

Have you discovered that you have Lynch Syndrome and have an increased risk of several different types of cancer? Though I do not have Lynch Syndrome I do live with an increased risk of many different

C-B-D Speech Disorders

last month
/ chronic disease
/ By David Emerson

Can medical marijuana or C-B-D help speech disorders? When I began researching and writing about cannabis as an evidence-based therapy for cancer patients, I began coming across articles about cannabis