Chemobrain: How much is actually caused by cancer treatments?

Along with chemotherapy’s well-documented side effects of nausea and fatigue, cancer patients also complain about a type of brain fog that sets in clouding their memory, judgement, and cognitive abilities. But a new study presented Friday at a breast cancer conference in San Antonio suggests that the condition -- called “chemobrain” -- may not always be due to the drugs but to the stress and anxiety that comes from receiving the diagnosis and fears of impending treatment.

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Conditions recognized as related to exposure to Agent Orange

The following presumptive conditions are recognized by the Veterans Affairs as related to Agent Orange exposure for veterans who served in county in Vietnam during Jan. 9, 1962, through May 7, 1975.

• AL Amyloidosis — A rare disease caused when an abnormal protein, amyloidal, enters tissues or organs

• Chronic B-cell Leukemias — A type of cancer which affects white blood cells

• Chloracne (or similar acne form disease) — A skin condition that occurs soon after exposure to chemicals and looks like common forms of acne seen in teenagers

• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 — A disease characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from the body’s inability to respond properly to the hormone insulin

• Hodgkin’s Disease — A malignant lymphoma (cancer) characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen, and by progressive anemia

• Ischemic Heart Disease — A disease characterized by a reduced supply of blood to the heart, that leads to chest pain

• Multiple Myeloma — A cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell in bone marrow

• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma — A group of cancers that affect the lymph glands and other lymphatic tissue

• Parkinson’s Disease — A progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects muscle movement

• Peripheral Neuropathy, Acute and Sub acute — A nervous system condition that causes numbness, tingling, and motor weakness.

• Porphyria Cutanea Tarda — A disorder characterized by liver dysfunction and by thinning and blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas.

• Prostate Cancer — Cancer of the prostate; one of the most common cancers among men

• Respiratory Cancers (includes lung cancer) — Cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus

• Soft Tissue Sarcomas (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, or mesothelioma) — A group of different types of cancers in body tissues such as muscle, fat, blood and lymph vessels, and connective tissues

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Dom Remains in COMPLETE REMISSION!

Just hung up the phone with Tulane Cancer Center-

ZERO M-SPIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's 41 months!

This is the best Christmas present that we could hope for.

Iowa livestock producer claims operation lost due to GMO corn

An Iowa man raising cattle and hogs told the Food Nation Radio Network he was forced to quit farming when GMO corn made his animals sterile.

In an interview with Michael Serio, Iowa farmer Jerry Rosman said he lost his family farm due the corn he was feeding his livestock.

Rosman said he used hybrids in the past and started to use GMO corn in feed in 1997 without any trouble, but things changed in 2000 when he switched to a different company’s genetics with a new genetically modified trait.

Starting in 2000, most of Rosman’s animal were unable to reproduce with a low sperm count in males and females showing false pregnancies. The pigs that were reproducing had smaller litters. By adjusting the type of corn used, Rosman concluded the corn with the genetically modified trait he started using in 2000 was causing the problem. Continued losses and his shrinking herd forced him to close his farm two years later.

A 2006 publication from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) reports at least 65 million metric tons of GM corn grains are used in livestock diets annually and extensive testing and a long approval process accompany every GM crop introduction.

The resource explains safety concerns on the use of GM crops as feed ingredients involve three questions:

• Are GM crops safe as feeds for livestock?
• Is animal performance affected by GM crops?
• Could transgenic materials be transferred to and accumulate in milk, meat, and eggs?
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Dom's Latest Numbers- Doc is Very Pleased

WBC:          6.6
HCT:          37.1
PLT:          195
ANC:           61
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Tulane recently started testing Light Chains.  Once again, his doctor is pleased:

AUG                                                       NOV
Kappa-  18.00                                         Kappa-  15.89
Lambda-   15.60                                      Lambda-  13.42
Ratio-       1.15                                        Ratio-      1.18

These numbers fall into the "Normal Range".

I'm waiting for his M-Spike results, but so far, so good!