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Radiation Side Effects- Xerostomia, Mucositis, etc.
Caught between a rock and a hard place. Radiation side effects result from therapy that may be curative or simply buy you more time. What is the head and neck cancer (H&N) survivor to do? Anticipate,
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 readingMyeloma- Xerostomia-Dry Mouth
“Xerostomia can lead to speech and eating difficulties, halitosis (bad breath), an increase in the number of dental cavities (saliva helps prevent tooth decay), and infections in the mouth, such
Continue readingSolitary Bone Plasmacytoma
Solitary Bone Plasmacytoma (also called single plasmacytoma of bone) is a diagnosis of pre-myeloma in which monoclonal proteins have caused only a single plasmacytoma or lesion in the patient’s bone. A
Continue readingImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors- Side Effects
In addition to efficacy data from trials, our findings provide useful information for clinicians for well-balanced discussions with their patients on the risks and benefits of treatment options for advanced
Continue readingStem Cell Transplant (ASCT)- Myeloma- Ugly Side Effects
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is aggressive therapy for multiple myeloma patients and can bring serious short, long-term and late stage collateral damage aka side effects. I was diagnosed
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 readingMultiple Myeloma Side Effect- Osteonecrosis of the Jaw-
“The management of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) for MM patients, is challenging and controversial. At present, there is no established medication treatment for the disease.” Dear
Continue readingCost-effectivness of Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma-
Consider Evidence-based Integrative Therapies to Enhance the Efficacy of Melanoma Chemotherapy While Minimizing Toxicity Based on the Forbes article linked below, a chemotherapy called “Opdivo
Continue readingDCIS: Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment?
The issue of DCIS and how it should be treated is extremely complex. In a Ralph Moss article titled “The Mammography Debate, Part I” DCIS is a topic of discussion. Questions that arise
Continue readingAuto Stem Cell Transplant Second Thoughts
Hi David- I am supposed to be starting my autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) tomorrow. I am having outpatient chemo and being admitted the next day to the hospital for two weeks. I am a bit
Continue readingMultiple Myeloma Radiation Side Effect
“Any tissue within the radiation field can experience (side effect) radiation fibrosis including nerves, muscles, blood vessels, bones, tendons, ligaments, heart or lungs.” Not every multiple
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