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Search Results for: Heart Disease
Dexrozoxane for Cardioprotection?!?
Dexrozoxane, according to the research below, is used to prevent heart damage to cancer patients who undergo cardiotoxic chemotherapies such as doxorubicin. Unfortunately, dexrozoxane causes a host of
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 readingMultiple Myeloma Side Effects
Long-term side effects from multiple myeloma treatment can be a nightmare for the survivor who achieves the goal of living with this incurable blood cancer beyond the averages only to struggle with serious
Continue readingMGUS W/ bizarre symptoms-
Dear David- I just got a diagnosis of MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) this week. I’ve been called a hypochondriac, weird, and all kinds of names because for 6 months now
Continue readingLisa’s Story-Leukemia “Not Necessarily”
Does this mean I’m going to die?” Lisa asked innocently to Dr. Nantel, the hematologist at the Vancouver General Hospital. He had just diagnosed her with leukemia. “Not necessarily” was his reply Does
Continue readingLower Cholesterol Naturally, Inexpensively, Painlessly
The combined results showed significant reduction of serum total cholesterol levels… triglycerides levels…and LDL-cholesterol levels,… and increase of HDL-cholesterol levels… by
Continue readingNon-alcoholic Fatty liver- cardiovascular events, women
“…we found that women with Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease are not more protected than men with NAFLD.” The takeaway from the study discussed below is that being female normally lowers
Continue readingFasting Enhances Breast Cancer Chemotherapy, QOL
“…periodic fasting or fasting-mimicking diet techniques (short-term fasting) could become a tool in the arsenal to fight a variety of cancers.” At the outset, I must state that this blog
Continue readingWhole-brain Radiation- Metastasis?
Hi David. In April I was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. I underwent 13 rounds of chemotherapy. The mass in my lung shrunk to 1/3 of its size. I was sent for radiation to eradicate the smaller cancer
Continue readingMyeloma- Hypercalcemia
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute estimates that around 25 percent of people diagnosed with multiple myeloma will develop hypercalcemia as an ongoing complication… It is commonly understood that multiple
Continue readingAlcohol Increase Breast Cancer Risk?
Consuming three to four alcoholic drinks or more per week after a breast cancer diagnosis may increase risk of breast cancer (BC) recurrence, Drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol may raise the risk
Continue readingEarl Kielley – Reverse pre-cancerous prostate cancer
“The condition is called high grade PIN. I was told approximately 70 % of patients with this condition go on to full blown prostate cancer in the first year” Fast forward. On approximately
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