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The Uses and Efficacy the Haritaki Organic Powder
Haritaki (kadukkai podi) is an Ayurvedic herb derived from the seeds of the Terminalia chebula tree. It is commonly consumed in powder and capsule form because of it’s remarkable ability to prevent
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Patients- Five Steps for Control
Multiple Myeloma Patients and Survivors Must Learn about both Conventional and Non-Conventional Therapies in Order to Manage Their Cancers Successfully Kathy Giusti, fellow long term multiple myeloma patient
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Blood Counts Climbing- M-spike, FLC’s, Low Platelets…
The tumors shown to be sensitized by resveratrol include… multiple myeloma…The chemotherapeutic agents include…velcade, and gemcitabine…” Hi David- We are at a bit of a stressful
Continue readingMyeloma- Multidisciplinary Management of Older Adults
“Because Multiple Myeloma is primarily a disease of the elderly, it is incumbent on geriatricians and primary care providers to understand the best course of management for their patients with this
Continue readingMyeloma- Gene Regulation as Therapy
Multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by uncontrolled plasma cell growth and proliferation. For cancer to develop, genes regulating cell growth and differentiation must be altered; these mutations are
Continue readingEnd Stage Myeloma- Hospice or Home?
“In addition to quality-of-life improvements, enrolling appropriate patients with multiple myeloma into hospice may also have cost implications, a new study found.” No multiple myeloma (MM)
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Diet – Foods for Survivors to Avoid
Almost everything we “know” about nutrition is based on small, flawed studies. The conclusions (the foods to avoid) that can be drawn from them are limited but often oversold by researchers and the
Continue readingStem Cell Transplant-Myeloma- Freeze Sperm
Sperm cryopreservation via semen collection by masturbation remains a standard of care for fertility preservation among men with cancer (MM) or other diseases requiring gonadotoxic treatment. Most everything
Continue readingMyeloma: Antioxidant, Chemotherapy Combo Shows Benefits
“…including 50 human studies involving 8,521 patients, 5,081 of whom were given nutrients, have consistently shown…” In all my experience as a multiple myeloma survivor and MM cancer
Continue readingResilience is Key to both Multiple Myeloma as well as MLB
Multiple Myeloma Survivors have to cope with mental and physical impairment in terms of HRQOL and depression. The concept of resilience refers to a person’s ability to adapt to adversity. According to
Continue readingMyeloma-Overthinking Autologous Stem Cell Transplant?
They found the incidence of oligoclonal patterns (causing confusion) was significantly higher in multiple myeloma patients who had an autologous stem cell transplant than the patients who had chemotherapy
Continue readingMind-body Therapy- End-Stage Myeloma-
As a multiple myeloma survivor I didn’t face my terminal diagnosis either and here I am 30+ years later. Cancer Management is a combination of treating the MM as well as treating the MM patient/survivor
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