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A new study on curcumin and cancer stem cells by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I’ve written quite a bit about cancer stem cells, especially myeloma stem cells (check my “Myeloma and Stem Cells” Page on the right), so I don’t need to go over ... Read on »

Domino effect… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Early Wednesday morning, I was lying in bed, more than half asleep, with my arms wrapped around a loudly purring Priscilla (our 7-year-old tiger cat), when sudden ... Read on »

Setback… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Just a quick update on our feline situation (mainly to explain why I might not be answering emails and so on…). A few days ago, it seemed that the worst was ... Read on »

Funny Friday by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer : today’s joke has some sexually explicit language…but it made me laugh out loud, and I think it will make many if not ALL of you laugh, too! But first, a q ... Read on »

Cough, cough, sneeze, sneeze… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer No, I’m not sick. I’m fine (but worried). Our new kitten, Prezzemolo, is the one that’s ill. Two nights ago he began sneezing repeatedly, so yesterday morning I c ... Read on »

Coccidiosis! by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer We just got back from the vet. The bad news is that our little Prezzemolo has coccidiosis, which is a common parasitic infection of the intestinal tract, especi ... Read on »

The day after we got adopted… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I’d forgotten how tiring it is to be adopted by a new cat. The problem is trying to find a balance between spending time with the new kitty, so he can get used ... Read on »

Prezzemolo by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Cat number six joined our crazy but very happy feline household today. It’s a long story, which I’ll save for a rainy day since right now we’re taking turns sta ... Read on »

New study: prognostic factors associated with progression of smoldering multiple myeloma… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer A blog reader, thanks!, gave me the link to this recent smoldering myeloma study, an Italian study published in July in “Cancer.” You can read the abstract here: ... Read on »

Busy busy busy! by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Well, the post title says it all. I’ve been super busy. With fun and not-so-fun stuff (but nothing to do with my own health…no worries there, at least!). I f ... Read on »

Never wax your hoo-ha… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer For women ONLY. I read this hilarious story a couple of weeks ago on Facebook. I don’t care if it’s true or not; to me, it sounded totally plausible…Many ye ... Read on »

Glyphosate linked to increased risk of myeloma by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I’ve been reading some bad news about Roundup lately. And today I read a 2011 Huffington Post article that didn’t really surprise me, but…well, see for yourselves ... Read on »

The best cats in the world by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Okayokayokay, yesyesyes, I’m totally biased, but I do think that my cats are the best cats that have ever walked the earth…the smartest, most beautiful…THE MOST ... Read on »

Alone by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer On Saturday afternoon Stefano and I decided to go over to the Parco della Piana, where we do most of our local bird watching. When we arrived, there wasn’t even a ... Read on »

Jazz for cows by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I just watched this video on Facebook and had to share it with you…why, it’s one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen… Check it out here: http://goo.gl/ ... Read on »

Curcumin, CDs and gemcitabine shrink lung cancer in mice… by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Busy days…lots going on…And my boss is coming over for dinner so I don’t have much time right now. But I did want to post a couple of things, quickly. This aftern ... Read on »

Paparazzi! by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer No, this post isn’t about the Duchess of Cambridge It’s on a compleeeeeetely different topic, actually. But the amount of excitement was duchess-level high, I k ... Read on »

More or…less? by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Interesting debate going on in one of the Facebook support groups of which I am a member. Actually, there are a lot of interesting debates in this period…This p ... Read on »

Another smoldering myeloma story by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It’s titled: “Coping with Uncertainty.” Ah yes, I know something about uncertainty…As many of you do, too, eh… This is the story of Dr. Denise Nagel, diagnose ... Read on »

The rescue dogs of 9/11 by Margaret Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Another anniversary. So many years have passed, yet I still remember the horror and despair I felt when I turned on the TV here in Florence, Italy, and watch ... Read on »

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