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Monoclonal Gammopathies- Abnormal Proteins in the Blood
Monoclonal Gammopathies or monoclonal proteins IN the blood may or may not be MGUS Hi David- Can I message you directly regarding my situation? I am sick and not getting any good answers. My hematologist
Continue readingTeen Influencers- Pop Psychologists?
“Teen Influencers as Social Media Psychiatrists” response- I read an article in Psychology Today by Dr. Joseph Davis on the advantages and disadvantages of teens discussing mental illness on social
Continue readingHPV Vaccination Skepticism?
HPV vaccination statistics in adult men and health care education, why go without treatment? American health care is more accessible than ever before, but this is also a period in American culture where
Continue readingDementia Prevention, Heal Chemo brain-
Dementia? Mild Cognitive Impairment? Chemo brain? All these diagnoses have similarities. I am a cancer survivor with chemo brain. From what I have read my chemo brain symptoms are pretty similar to those
Continue readingAdvanced Lung Cancer- Palliative Care
Palliative care works well for advanced lung cancer. By “works” I’m saying that, according to the study linked and excerpted below, managing your lung cancer may be better than undergoing
Continue readingAscending Aortic Aneurysm-
I have an ascending aortic aneurysm. Meaning, my ascending aorta (the one coming out of the heart, pumping blood downward) is enlarged. The article linked and excerpted below speaks to me big time. When
Continue readingMGUS and SMM are Pre-Myeloma
MGUS and SMM are Pre-Myeloma- precursor diagnostic stages of the blood cancer called multiple myeloma. Think of the term pre-myeloma the way you think of Colon polyps as pre colon cancer or Barrett’s
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Cardiotoxicity-
Early detection of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity is crucial in order to prevent irreversible cardiac dysfunction, which occurs in more than one third of patients “Early detection is crucial…”
Continue readingConstipation and Diarrhea- chemo induced-
Constipation and diarrhea are two of the most common short-term side effects caused by cancer therapy. Like fatigue or nausea, if you undergo chemotherapy and/or radiation, you will almost certainly experience
Continue readingAccelerated Aging in Cancer Survivors-
Cancer therapies cause accelerated aging. We know this because cancer survivors develop age-related health conditions faster than normal people. In addition, we know this because most of us have seen cancer
Continue reading5 Factors That May Affect Myeloma Outcomes
Myeloma outcomes vary widely. Invariably, the first thing that newly diagnosed patients want to know is the average outcome. But there is no average myeloma outcome. The second thing that newly diagnosed
Continue readingHeart Disease Second Leading Cause of Death for Cancer Patients
“Heart disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. Candidates for aggressive radical surgeries or chemotherapies should be carefully selected in this aging cancer population” Heart
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