LESSER KNOWN HOMEOPATHIC MOTHER TINCTURE AND DIETARY MANAGEMENT IN BREAST CANCER
ABSTRACT:
Breast cancer is now the commonest malignancy affecting women in world. It is likely to become major public health issue in future time. Mastectomy has its own limitations, risks and post-operative complications are more seen. So, an alternative system of medicine, especially Homoeopathy management as well as dietary management plays an important role in treating breast cancer.
KEY WORDS: CA breast, Homeopathy, Mother tincture, Remedy, Diet and Regimen.
INTRODUCTION:
Cancer of breast is the most common etiology of death in middle aged female in western countries. 1 in 12 women will develop the disease during their life period. It is second most common etiology of death due to carcinoma. The uncontrolled mutations of the cells lead to proliferation. Mostly, the cancer forms in lobules/ducts of the breast. Cancer also can occur in the adipose tissue of breast.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
There is trillions of cells presence within the body and these cells have regulated cell cycle that controls their growth, maturity, division and death. During childhood normal cells divide faster to permit the person to grow. Once adulthood is reached the cells divide to exchange worn-out cells and to repair injuries. They have longer life spans and rather than dying still grow and form new, abnormal cells and responsible for the development of the Carcinoma like Lungs, stomach, Breast, Brain, Spinal cord etc. Among this Carcinoma of breast arising from the lactiferous ducts which are called as Ductal Carcinoma. Breast cancer arising from lobules which is called as lobular carcinoma which is 10% common. Other carcinoma like Ductal Carcinoma in situ, lobular carcinoma in situ. Invasive carcinoma etc.
RISK FACTORS:
Geographically it is common in western world 3-5 % of all death in women due in developing carcinoma. More common among 35 to 75 years of age in female and 0.5 % chances in male. The person who are having high intake of alcohol. Some other risk factors like previous radiation, hereditary factors, proliferative lesions etc.
• Being female
• Age
• A personal history
• Family history
• Radiation exposure
• Period at a younger age
• Beginning menopause at an older age
• First child at an older age
• Having never been pregnant
• Postmenopausal hormone therapy
• Alcohol
CLINICAL PRESENTATION:
Symptoms for breast cancers include:
• A breast lump or tissue thickening than surrounding tissue and has developed shortly.
• Breast pain
• Red, pitted heal entire breast
• Swelling altogether or a part of breast
• A nipple discharge in stand of breast milk
• Bloody discharge from nipple
• Peeling, scaling, or flaking of nipple/breast skin.
• A sudden, unexplained change within the shape or size of breast
• Inverted nipple
• Changes to the looks of the skin on breasts
• A lump or swelling under arm
Any of those symptoms, it doesn’t necessarily mean carcinoma.
TYPES:
These three types are most common types of breast cancer, which include:
1) Ductal carcinoma in situ.
2) Invasive ductal carcinoma.
3) Invasive lobular carcinoma.
Other, Rare types of breast cancer include:
1) Paget disease of the nipple.
2) Phyllodes tumor.
3) Angiosarcoma.
HOMEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT:
1) Conium Maculatum Q
Conium Mac mother tincture used when mammary gland are hard and sour.Surrounding region is hard and nodular, tender to touch. Skin over the tumour is adherent.Breastcancer which is begins in duct and invades the parenchyma (Scirrhous adenocarcinomas) sometimes associated with the inflammation of breast tissue.
Characteristic of pain is burning and stinging type of pain, piecing pain which is worse at night. Breast is painful even to touch of clothes or jar of walking. Sometimes discharge of pus from nipple, lesion is hard, cartilaginous, edges are irregular with productive fibrosis.
2) Phytolacca decandra Q
Very good remedy in case of mastitis, ulcer and cracks around nipple pain radiates over whole body, breast tumour with enlargement of axillary glands, painful breast with hard and purple hue and hard as of cheese, person is very indifferent to life, loss of personal delicacy and disregard of surrounding object, breast irritable before and after menses. Discharge of pus becomes foetid and unhealthy.
3) Thuja Q
Used well in lymphatic temperament in very dark complexion and unhealthy skin. Feeling of something alive in abdomen, music causes trembling and weeping, pus discharge from breast are acrid, musty, foul and sweetish odour.Suitable in hydrogenoid or lymphatic constitution. Tearing and stitching pain in mammary glands as if they were being torn of piece, Retracted nipple, easily bleed. Ulcer becomes flat with sunken apices.
4) Carcinosin Q
Useful in case of carcinoma of mammary glands with great pain and induration of glands, discharge become haemorrhagic and offensive with pain.
5) Pulsatilla Q
Discharge thick, bland, and yellowish green. Especially useful for mild, gentle, yielding disposition, crying readily, metastasis to mammae. Drawing, tearing, erratic pain with constant chilliness. Mammary gland sore, aching, lumps in girls before puberty, swelling of breast after weaning, thick milky fluid escape from mammary gland.
6) Hydrastis canadensis Q
Tumor of breast, nipple retracted, sore, cracked, unhealthy skin, ulcers, cancerous formation. Secretion becomes thick, viscid, yellowish and ropy.Tumour hard, adhere to skin, sharp cutting and knife like pain. Pain in breast on sneezing.
7) Iodum Q
Nodosities in skin of mammae with black points, mammae dwindling away, flabby and ulceration of mammary glands. Wedge like pain with enlargement of mammary lymph node.sucidal tendency. Sterility from atrophy of mammae, Mammae heavy, as if would fall. Mammary glands swollen, hard and heavy, feels always too hot, great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration.Secretions of body are salty, hot, acrid, watery or persistent. Feels well only while eating.
8) Calcarea fluorica Q
Mammary glands enlarge and become stony hard. Knots, kernels, and hardened glands in female breast. Induration of stony hardness, induration threatening suppuration.Favors parturition. Crack/ fissure and hard skin, fistulous ulcer, secreting of gland is thick yellow pus.Hard, elevated edges of ulcer, surrounding skin swollen and purple.
9) Baryta Carbonica Q
Fundamental pathogenesis of this drug is inflammation, indurations.
Dwindling of mammary gland. Enlargement of the glands it is lumped, hard, and stony in nature which is very sensitive to touch. Too tired even to eat. Pain in axillary gland, painful when walking. Nipple discharge is bloody and most commonly tumour is solitary or occasionally be multiple.
DIETARY MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CARCINOMA:
Nutritional support to cancer patients has not increase their response to surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, nor increased the length of their survival. A study at the National Institute of Health, USA, showed that intravenous feeding did not improve the survival or complication rates in patients. Cancer patients have altered metabolism, the benefit of Nutrition is not as much as in a non-cancer patient. Routine intravenous feeding is strongly discouraged. Oral feeding or peripheral vein nutrition are more commonly used. Central parenteral nutrition only if essential. Oral diet amplified with nutrient supplement for increased protein, calories, vitamins and minerals. Enteral tube feeding is common. Parenteral nutrition through central and peripheral veins. Salivary gland secretions are commonly affected by carcinoma therapy, so foods with a more liquid content must be used. Nausea is more by diet that are hot, sweet, fatty or spicy. Frequent small feeding of cold foods, soft diet can be given. Sore mouth often results from chemotherapy or radiation to the head and neck area. Frequent small meals and snacks, soft in texture, bland in nature and cool to cold in temperature are often better tolerated.
CONCLUSION:
Breast cancer a very well known disease condition in population and homoeopathic treatments as well as dietary management are effective in the treatment of carcinoma. Disappearance of the signs and symptoms within a short span of time with the help of homeopathic mother tincture and dietary management indicates the positive effect of Homoeopathy in the treatment of breast cancer.
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