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Fight Cancer, Promote Brain, Heart Health with single Supplement
Research and Personal Experience Confirm the Benefit of Omega 3 Fatty Acids combined with Olive oil for Brain, Heart, Blood Heath- And they fight Cancer Too- I am a long-term survivor of an “incurable”
Continue readingLong-Term Myeloma Survivor Desperate for Cardio-Oncology
Cardio-oncology is a multidisciplinary specialty aimed at managing and preventing cardiovascular disease in cancer patients and survivors. With the changing landscape of cancer therapeutics, patients are
Continue readingSauna- Chemotherapy-induced Cardiomyopathy Therapy
Sauna bathing may be an effective adjunctive therapy for chronic systolic CHF…. Repeated sauna bathing was safely completed without any adverse effects in all patients…” I was diagnosed
Continue readingChemobrain Coping- list of 8 after 25 years-
I consider my chemobrain (from MM treatment) to be similar to what Jane Brody calls “age-related cognitive decline.” While I may not be able to cure both, I do believe in the therapies below- Chemobrain
Continue readingSide Effects 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) Toxicity- Real, Deadly
“About 275,000 patients receive 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) alone or in a combination regimen. Of these patients, less than 10% will experience the chemotherapy side effects from grade 3-5 toxicity” 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
Continue readingAtrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Complications
“Catheter ablation (for afib) volumes rose 2.5-fold during the study period…The overall in-hospital complication rate increased during the study period from 3.07% to 7.04%” I developed
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Cardiomyopathy (CI-CM)- How long have I got?
“Chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CI-CM) is the most frequent complication of cytotoxic drugs, cardiotoxicity and portends a poor prognosis” I underwent several cardio-toxic chemotherapy
Continue readingChemo-induced Neuropathy- Myeloma
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy” (CIPN) effects the lives of up to 40% of cancer patients who receive chemotherapy. You’ve heard the saying that “the cure is worse than the disease?”
Continue readingFertility-related Online Support For Male Cancer Survivors
“These findings suggest that most men do want to talk to others about fertility, which indicates that there is a need for more fertility-related social support” Let me qualify the above statement-
Continue readingCIPN – Female Cancer Survivors Beware…
Almost half of female cancer survivors had persistent symptoms of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) for many years after treatment ended The two immutable truths of cancer survivorship
Continue readingChemo-induced heart damage? You are on your own…
Many chemotherapy regimens and radiation can lead to cardiovascular health problems, including increased risk of cardiac dysfunction, heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, accelerated atherosclerosis
Continue readingExercise vs. Drugs to Lower Blood Pressure?
“Exercise can lower blood pressure and reduce visceral body fat at least as effectively as many common prescription drugs, two new reviews report.” Chemotherapy can increase your blood pressure.
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