Proven remedies can palliate the effects of conventional cancer treatment.
This article focuses on the homeopathic treatment of the psychological reaction to a diagnosis of cancer on the one hand and, on the other hand, of the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and radiotherapy. The author provides a range of proven indications and their use, illustrated with a case history. Four remedies for the palliative care of cancer patients are described in detail.
Key concepts: Acidum aceticum, Acidum muriaticum, Cadmium sulfuricum, cancer, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, isopathy, operation, palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia, radiotherapy, side effects, Tarantula cubensis
