HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR BREAST CANCER
Breast
cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant
tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into (invade) surrounding
tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body. The disease
occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it, too.
Experts
are not definitively sure what causes breast cancer. It is hard to say why one
person develops the disease while another does not. We know that some risk
factors can impact on a woman's likelihood of developing breast cancer. These
are:
Getting older
The older a woman gets, the higher is
her risk of developing breast cancer; age is a risk factor. Over 80% of all
female breast cancers occur among women aged 50+ years
Genetics
Women who have a close relative who
has/had breast or ovarian cancer are more likely to develop breast
cancer. If two close family members develop the disease, it does not
necessarily mean they shared the genes that make them more vulnerable, because
breast cancer is a relatively common cancer.
The
majority of breast cancers are not hereditary.
Women who
carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a considerably higher risk of developing
breast and/or ovarian cancer. These genes can be inherited. TP53, another gene,
is also linked to greater breast cancer risk.
A history of
breast cancer
Women who
have had breast cancer, even non-invasive cancer, are more likely to develop
the disease again, compared to women who have no history of the disease.
Having had certain types of
breast lumps
Women who have had some types of benign (non-cancerous)breast lump are
more likely to develop cancer later on. Examples include atypical ductal
hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ.
Dense breast tissue
Women with more dense breast
tissue have a greater chance of developing breast cancer.
Estrogen exposure
Women who started having periods earlier or entered menopause later than
usual have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. This is because their
bodies have been exposed toestrogen for longer. Estrogen exposure
begins when periods start, and drops dramatically during the menopause.
Obesity
Post-menopausal obese and
overweight women may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Experts
say that there are higher levels of estrogen in obese menopausal women, which
may be the cause of the higher risk.
Height
Taller-than-average women have a
slightly greater likelihood of developing breast cancer than
shorter-than-average women. Experts are not sure why.
Alcohol consumption
The more alcohol a woman regularly drinks, the higher her risk of
developing breast cancer is.
Radiation exposure
Undergoing X-rays andCT scans may raise a woman's risk of
developing breast cancer slightly.
HRT (hormone replacement therapy)
Both forms, combined and estrogen-only HRT therapies may increase a woman's risk of
developing breast cancer slightly. Combined HRT causes a higher risk.
Certain jobs
French researchers found that women who worked at night prior to a first
pregnancy had a higher risk of eventually developing breast cancer.
Canadian researchers found that certain jobs, especially those that
bring the human body into contact with possible carcinogens and endocrine disruptors
are linked to a higher risk of developing breast cancer Examples include
bar/gambling, automotive plastics manufacturing, metal-working, food canning
and agriculture. They reported their findings in the November 2012 issue of Environmental
Health.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
CARCINOSIN
200-
Start treatment with this remedy
APIS
MELLIFICA 30- Cancer pain is burning and stinging. The breast
is indurated.
ARSENICUM
IODATUM 3X- The cancer is indurated, painful and sensitive to touch. The glands in the
axillae are swollen, hard and of the size of a walnut
ASTERIAS
RUBENS 30- Ulcerative stage of the cancer. Breat is hard and painful.The patient has red face. It acts on
both the breasts but better on the left.The patient is fleshy. There is
lancinating pain in the breast
BARYTA
IODATUM 3X- It is useful when the cancer is hard and long standing
BELLADONNA
200-
It is useful when the disease is not prolonged. Breasts feel heavy , hard, hot
and red and the pain is worse from lying down
BELLIS
PERENNIS Q- If the breast cancer has been caused by an injury or a
blow or a bite, this is a remedy in the early stages of cancer
BROMIUM
3-
Acts as a palliative in breast cancer .
Menses are clotty, too early and too profuse. Watery leucorrhea. Burning in the
ovaries and uterus. Bloody milk
CALCAREA
FLOUR 6X- The lump in the breast is hard and stony. The cancer may
have spread to the bones. There is a stabbing pain , like the thrust of a
needle
CARBO
ANIMALIS 30- It is useful when the tumor is only on the
nipple of the breast
CHIMAPHILA
UMBELLATA Q- Tumor
is painful. Breast is very large and nipple may be secreting undue milk or
blood
CONDURANGO Q- Cancer of breasts with ulcers
in the corners of mouth or cramping pain in the stomach
CONIUM
MACULATUM 3X- Tumor is stony hard with burning and stinging
pains. Breasts swell up at the time of menstruation
HECLA
LAVA 3X- It repairs bones and tissues damaged by operation of breast
HOANG
NAN Q- Removes the fetid odor. It is useful if the cancer is
bleeding and revives healing process
HYDRASTIS
CANADENSIS 3X- Breast cancer is accompanied by constipation
and distress in the abdomen after meals. Lancinating pain in the breast.
KALI
MURIATICUM 6X- A lump in the breast with a nodulated feeling
accompanied with a pain now and then. There may not be any discharge of blood
from the nipple which may not be retracted. Axillary glands are not affected.
Bunches in the breast feel quite soft and tender
LACHESIS
200-
Cancer of left breast which develops a purplish appearance. It bleeds easily
and the blood is decomposed. Bleeding relives pain and suffering
PHYTOLACCA
DEC Q- Very useful for
treatment of secondary tumor, metastasis , of the breast. The breast is hard
and very painful to touch. It has purple hue, Axillary glands are enlarged. The
menses are too copious and too frequent
SCROPHULARIA
NODOSA Q- A specific remedy
SILICEA
6X-
It should be given when pus has formed.There are lumps in the breasts which suppurates and
discharge thick yellow offensive pus
TARENTULA
CUBENSIS 30- Cancer of breasts of very old ladies
THYROIDINUM
3X-
Fibroid tumor of breast
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