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Myeloma and Artificial Intelligence?
Myeloma and artificial intelligence, aka AI? Yes, I have learned that AI helps me research, write about, and manage multiple myeloma. The first step in thinking about myeloma and artificial intelligence
Continue readingMyeloma and Dietary Supplementation
Myeloma and dietary supplementation should be discussed by you and those medical professionals who are working with you to manage your incurable blood cancer. Unfortunately, according to the study linked
Continue readingvitamin D supplementation slows cellular senescence
Why is it significant that vitamin D supplementation slows cellular senescence? Because chemotherapy causes cellular senescence. Or, to put it another way, chemotherapy can age you. As MM survivors know,
Continue readingMyeloma, Vitamin D and Gut Health
Myeloma, vitamin D, and gut health are linked according to the Medscape article linked below. And if you are an MM patient, you may already be supplementing with vitamin D. However, the article below highlights
Continue readingAge, Myeloma, CAR-T
Age is a negative predictor of CAR-T therapy efficacy according to the research linked below. Because myeloma is a cancer mainly in older people (the average age of newly diagnosed MM patients is 70),
Continue readingExercise, Myeloma and Gut Health
According to the article below, exercise supports gut health. As previous posts have pointed out, myeloma patients do better with diverse gut microbiomes. As for exercise and MM patients in general, I
Continue readingPossible Side Effects- Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
What are all of the possible side effects of an autologous stem cell transplant? I had an ASCT in December of 1995. Over the past 30-odd years, I’ve experienced many short-term, long-term, and late-stage
Continue readingChemo Causes Bone Loss in Myeloma?
Can chemo cause bone loss in myeloma patients and survivors? Yes, according to both the article and video linked below. As myeloma patients already know, their blood cancer, multiple myeloma, c also cause
Continue readingExercise is Marfan Therapy
According to the study linked below, moderate exercise is therapy for Marfan syndrome. Or I should say exercise reduces the risk of several different common symptoms for Marfan syndrome patients. I was
Continue readingAvascular Necrosis- ESWT Therapy
Avascular Necrosis is a possible side effect of high-dose dexamethasone therapy. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma led to high-dose dexamethasone therapy combined with several different chemotherapies over
Continue readingWhat Do Myeloma Patients Prefer?
What do myeloma patients prefer? When I listened to the video and read the study below, I heard quality of life vs. length of your first remission (PFS). To me, “less toxicity” means quality
Continue readingNewly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma- Best Plan
You are a newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patient wondering about the best therapy plan for you to undergo. Like most NDMM patients, you want the longest progression-free survival (PFS) with the least
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