Homeopathy should in future be the first option in cancer treatment. In this study
of 151 cases 80% opted for homeopathic treatment because of either
15% were diagnosed as advanced/terminally ill, 3% could not afford allopathic treatment,
2% opted for homeopathic treatment as first-line treatment.
Cases considered advanced or terminal responded well in terms of morbidity and mortality
rate. Thus if patients choose homeopathy as the first option after diagnosis the response
percentage will definitely increase.
Inclusion criteria – Patients who
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chose to take homeopathic remedies,
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had undergone surgery for resection of primary tumour. These were selected to prevent
local or metastatic recurrence,
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had undergone surgery for resection of primary tumour and were inoperable or partial
resection of tumour achieved,
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had advanced carcinomas and were put on palliative treatment.
Various types of cancer like ovarian, stomach, pancreas, lung, urinary, andbladder
were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Cases where surgery had a definite role to play were not included.
The response to homeopathic remedies was graded as
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very good (28.15%): morbidity decreased assessed in terms of pain, weight, appetite
and fatigue/prolongation of life achieved/regression in disease or preventing the
progress of the disease achieved indicated by investigations like CT Scans, tumour
markers,
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good (46.60%): morbidity decreased assessed in terms of pain, weight, appetite and
fatigue,
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no response 25.24%): patients did not have any relief after treatment.
The simillimum was selected on
Keywords:
Study of cancer cases under homeopathic treatment
Schlüsselwörter:
Studie von Krebsfällen unter homöopathischer Behandlung
Korrespondierender Autor: Ms Rupa Kothari, Mr. Sundar Rao, Mrs. Sumana Shivram, Krupa Homoeopathists, Shop
No 1A, Kailas Plaza, 90 Ft Road Ghatkopar, Mumbai 400075, India
E-Mail: kothari_rupa@hotmail.com
