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Low-Dose Naltrexone- Pancreatic Cancer
“But until such protocols come to market, the ALA-N protocol should be studied and considered, given its lack of toxicity at levels reported. Several other patients are on this treatment protocol
Continue readingManaging Side Effects- Physical Therapy- Exercise, Stretching…
These natural remedies for your side effects in general and side effects such as peripheral neuropathy specifically are often overlooked. Here’s the research… Stretching– it feels good,
Continue readingMyeloma, Nerve Pain & Vitamin D3
“PN (nerve pain) is not only induced by treatment, as studies have found percentages of PN in newly diagnosed MM patients in 13% … Vitamin D Deficiency Getting enough, but not too much, vitamin
Continue readingMGUS, SMM Neuropathy
“Peripheral Neuropathy is not only induced by treatment, as studies have found percentages of PN in newly diagnosed MM patients in 13% … Vitamin D Deficiency Getting enough, but not too much,
Continue readingMyeloma- Marijuana, C-B-D, Heart, Lungs, Brain, Pain
“We unquestionably need more research, and more evidence of harms may emerge. But it’s important to note that the harms we know about now are practically nil compared with that of many other drugs,
Continue readingFundraising for Multiple Myeloma-
Fundraising has gotten more extreme as studies show that donors give more money as the fundraising challenge gets harder Fundraising has become extreme. Rhonda Vetere had run plenty of marathons and triathlons,
Continue readingSecond Primary Cancer- Esophageal Cancer Patients
Background: The objective of this study is to assess the risk of second primary cancers following a first primary esophageal cancer as well as the risk of esophageal cancer as a second primary, following
Continue readingHIV Drug Reduces Graft-Versus-Host (GvHD) in Stem Cell Transplants
“An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic appears to significantly reduce the dangerous complication graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in blood cancer patients following allogeneic stem cell
Continue readingMelanoma, Immunotherapy, Side Effects, Serious Collateral Damage
“These side effects can happen and, when they happen, they can be severe and lethal,” Ryan J. Sullivan, MD, Living with incurable cancer since 1994 has taught me that conventional oncology understates
Continue readingMyeloma – CoQ10, Chemo-induced Heart Damage
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a lipid-soluble antioxidant that may protect against mitochondrial ROS, and thus prevent chemo-induced heart damage Chemo-induced heart damage is a common side effect of adriamycin
Continue readingCord-Blood Transplantation- Side Effects
“Researchers have identified a new diarrheal syndrome that affects patients who have undergone cord-blood hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation” I had an an autologous stem cell transplant
Continue readingPediatric Head & Neck Cancer- Mucositis
The area’s sensitivity (pediatric head and neck cancer) also means the effects of treatment can lower patient quality of life due to symptoms including loss of appetite, difficulty swallowing, or
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