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AYA, Childhood Cancer- Risk of Heart Disease
“About 4.5 percent of the childhood cancer survivors had cardiovascular diseases like heart failure and blood clots in the deep veins of the legs, and most cases occurred before age 40, almost eight
Continue readingA Cancer “Cure” is Not Enough- Cancer Survivors QOL
‘Many studies have shown that childhood and adolescent cancer survivors are at increased risk for chronic medical problems and emotional late effects as they age…’ Surviving Acute Myelogenous
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Survival – Internet
I have survived an “incurable” cancer called multiple myeloma since early 1994. I research all things MM to provide cancer coaching to patients and caregivers through PeopleBeatingCancer- We’ve
Continue readingMeredith Ann- Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia – “Except I kept getting worse and then somehow a mono diagnosis turned into an acute myelogenous leukemia one instead.” When I was nineteen and nearing the
Continue readingRadiation and the Brain for pediatric cancer- late stage side effects
If your child undergoes aggressive therapies for pediatric cancer including chemo or radiation, he/she may experience a lifetime of late stage side effects. The good news is that there are therapies to
Continue readingIs “Vaping,” “Juuling,” “E-cigs,” Unhealthy or Not?
“What we have to do is make a best guess based on what we currently know about electronic cigarettes aka vaping.” I am a long-term cancer survivor. My son is a healthy college student who used
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