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My Favorite Neighbor I’ve Never Met
My spine shivered when I heard Drew puking. Unlike my once-a-day vomits that mimicked the Tambora volcanic eruption of 1815, Drew’s were fast, graceful and plentiful. I tracked my “Puke Count” on a whiteboard with tallies. Drew’s Puke Count would require an entire wall.Drew and I shared a wall because he was my next-door neighbor at the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Center at the University of Minnesota. That is where I received my umbilical cord stem cell transplant to treat myelodysplasia when I was 19 years old. I never formally met Drew, though I knew much about him by prying my nurses, instructing my d...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - June 8, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: cancer treatment man of the year Source Type: blogs
Trucking for Charity
Davey felt compelled to support my fundraiser. Davey and my brother, JD, have been friends for 15 years. He has seen what I have overcome and believes in me and my story. Few things would make him more proud than seeing me named The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Man of the Year. But, Davey was not able to donate much—he has poured his life into his company, Pinchlist, which he is building from the ground up. "No amount is too small," we told him honestly, though when he shared his idea, we told him it was too much and pleaded with him to reconsider because we felt his financial security was more important.In 2011...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - May 29, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year Source Type: blogs
Pharmacies and Tobacco: Selling a Contradiction
Even though drugs can make you high, there’s no doubt that talking about them and all of the terrible things that they can do to your health and your life is a bit of a downer. But there is some good news in the world.
First, some background. As you’ve probably noticed while picking up a prescription or getting shampoo, your local CVS and Walgreens have upped their game. They’ve started providing vaccines, physicals, health screenings, and treatment for common illnesses and minor injuries. Talk about an all-in-one-stop shop!
But as they get on the health bandwagon, it’s been increasingly contradictory that they als...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - May 21, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
CancerSlayer Happy Hour & Book Launch for "Secrets"
My CancerSlayer fundraising team and the UVA Club of Washington Book Club are co-sponsoring Cancer-Slayer Happy Hour to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and to officially launch my new book, Secrets of the Cancer-Slaying Superman!WHEN: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 5-8 p.m. WHERE: Guarapo Lounge2039 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201 (closest Metro station is Court House on the orange line) We have the upstairs reserved, free appetizers, and drink specials including Blood Orange Margaritas and Super Sugar-Slaying Peach (sugarfree Red Bull and Absolut Peach). I will read from the book and be available to autogr...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - May 6, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year Source Type: blogs
BREAKING NEWS: I Wrote a Second Book. Pre-Publication Copies Available Now.
The secret is out: I wrote a second book titled Secrets of the Cancer-Slaying Super Man, an illustrated book for young readers and teens, or adults who want a quick read, about my cancer experiences. You can get a special pre-publication autographed copy at a discount price of $15. In support of my Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) “Man of the Year” campaign, my publisher, Woodley Books, and I are also donating twenty percent of all income from the sale of the book throughout my campaign, to LLS. Buy a special autographed not-even-released-yet book between now and June 14 for 20% off. We donate $3 to charity. Email...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - April 23, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year writing/speaking Source Type: blogs
Man of the Year Interview, Part II
I created a symbol for my nickname, like Prince. I miss aspects of cancer. Am I superhuman?I answer and reveal all of that, and hint at why I am campaigning for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man of the Year, in part II of my three-part interview (first watch part I, and then part III):
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - April 14, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year media Source Type: blogs
Man of the Year Interview, Part I
My name is Ben Rubenstein, I am addicted to coffee and gummy worms, and now that I am running for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man of the Year, you can meet me unadulterated. An intimate conversation with me, part I (and then watch part II):
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - April 10, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year media Source Type: blogs
Help Me Change the World Today
I am honored that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has nominated me as one of its 2014 “Man & Woman of the Year” candidates!Eleven years ago, I lay on a hospital bed with an obliterated immune system, as stem cells from an anonymous baby girl sped through my veins. I closed my eyes and envisioned them sticking inside my hollow bones and repopulating my marrow with clean, cancer-free cells. I was 19 years old and battling my second cancer, this one affecting my blood. My fantasy became reality, and I survived myelodysplasia through a combination of hope, attitude, support and modern medicine.I am not alone....
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - April 3, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: man of the year Source Type: blogs
NK cell testing – yet another way to exploit the vulnerable infertile patient!
This is a guest post from our expert patient, Manju.I get mails from patients saying that their NK cell number or NK cell activity is high and hence their doctor has asked them to undergo immunotherapy , using either IVIG infusion ; or intralipid therapy; Lymphocyte Immunotherapy (LIT) ; or tumour necrosis factor alpha blocking agents and steroids , or a combination of these, in order to 'treat' this abnormality. They are advised that, by doing this, they can improve their chance of having a baby. Is this claim justified ? What are NK cells ? What are their functions in human body ? How are they connected...
Source: The Patient's Doctor - March 24, 2014 Category: Obstetricians and Gynecologists Tags: Asia Biology Biotechnology Blood Cell Biology Embryo immune therapy ivf NK cells NK testing Pregnancy Stem Cells Source Type: blogs
Sympathy is the missing art in medicine
I still remember when my phone rang with an eerie sound, early in December 2013. The oncologist I had seen a couple of days earlier was on the other end asking me to return to the hospital ASAP because my bone marrow biopsy results was consistent with acute leukemia and I was at risk if bleeding.
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 9, 2014 Category: Family Physicians Tags: Physician Cancer Medical school Source Type: blogs
Addressing cognitive deficits due to ADHD or leukemia/ brain tumor treatments
The Science Behind ‘Brain Training’ (The Atlantic):
“Julie Schweitzer, director of the ADHD Program at the University of California in Davis’s MIND Institute, conducted a randomized study of children diagnosed with ADHD. When published in July 2012 in the journal Neurotherapeutics, Schweitzer’s study found that children in the placebo group spent just as much time off-task at the end of the study as they had at the beginning, but those who trained on Cogmed sharply increased the amount of time they spent doing school work…Children who have survived cancer are another group often in need of cognitive rehabilitat...
Source: SharpBrains - February 14, 2014 Category: Neurologists Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness adhd brain tumor cogmed cognitive-deficits cognitive-rehabilitation leukemia neuropsychologist Neurotherapeutics Source Type: blogs
MD Anderson Cancer Center to Use IBM Watson
Do you remember what I predicted for 2014? This is what I wrote:
2) IBM Watson’s first commercial use by hospitals: IBM’s supercomputer has been tested by US clinics for months and it has proven its validity and value in medical decision-making processes. The first hospitals that make their doctors understand that Watson does not replace them, instead, it assists them, will buy the service in 2014.
Now the MD Anderson Cancer Center made an important step:
A few weeks ago, after I started one of my leukemia patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center on a standard course of chemotherapy, my patient developed a potential...
Source: ScienceRoll - February 11, 2014 Category: Geneticists and Genetics Commentators Authors: Bertalan Meskó (MD, PhD) Tags: Health 2.0 Medicine Medicine 2.0 Source Type: blogs
Surgeon General's Report Implicates Filtered Cigarettes in Increasing Cancer Risk
According to an article at Law360.com, the recently-released Surgeon General's report's conclusion that cigarette filters may actually increase the risk of lung cancer could lead to a new wave of class-action lawsuits against cigarette companies.According to the article: "The U.S. surgeon general's landmark finding last week that filtered cigarettes may actually increase the risk of lung cancer could lead to a flurry of new lawsuits against tobacco companies and even expand cigarette litigation outside of Florida, where it has flourished for nearly a decade."The Surgeon General's report concludes that: "The introduction of...
Source: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary - January 27, 2014 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
Cancer Immunotherapy
That's a mouthful. But Science Magazine has named Cancer Immunotherapy as their breakthrough for the year. So what exactly is that?"“Immunotherapy marks an entirely different way of treating cancer — by targeting the immune system, not the tumor itself,” Science said... Based on the idea that the immune system can be trained to attack tumors in the same way that it targets infectious agents, cancer immunotherapy exploits the ability to harness different types of immune cells circulating in the body."Researchers have already made some progress with this way of thinking with both melanoma and leukemia. They have plans ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - January 2, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: award cancer research progress Source Type: blogs
TWiV 264: We should do an all-email show some day
On episode #264 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiVites read listener questions and comments about public engagement in science, vaccines, RNAi, reprogramming CD8 cells to treat cancer, rabies, and much more.
You can find TWiV #264 at www.twiv.tv.
Source: virology blog - December 22, 2013 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology cancer CD8 comments email leukemia listener microrna miRNA public engagement in science questions rabies rnai vaccines viral virus Source Type: blogs
