Bone Cancer

BONE CANCER, malignant tumor that involves the skeletal system. Some cases of bone cancer are caused by malignant tumors that arise directly within the bones or joints. Such tumors are called primary malignant tumors. In contrast, metastatic malignant tumors originate elsewhere in the body and then later invade the bones or joints, usually by way of the bloodstream or the lymphatic system.

Primary malignant tumors, or sarcomas, include osteosarcomas from bone cells, chondrosarcomas from cartilage cells, malignant fibrohistiocytomas and fibrosarcomas from fibrous supportive elements, and lymphomas and Ewing's sarcoma from the bone marrow. Although all bones are susceptible to cancer, the region surrounding the knee accounts for most tumors. The most common primary bone malignancies are osteosarcomas, which are slightly more common among males than females.

SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS

The classic symptom for osteosarcoma is a slowly growing mass. Although not painful to the touch, the tumor itself is usually characterized by a dull discomfort that persists at night. Because the tumor develops so slowly, the cancer often progresses quite far before being diagnosed.

Diagnosis can be made using several means. X-ray examination reveals a structural change near the end of the bone and, frequently, abnormal bone formation within the tumor mass. Radionuclide bone scan, a process that assesses uptake of injected radioactive material by bone, would be positive, indicating active bone formation. In addition, computerized axial tomography (CT or CAT) scan would demonstrate enlargement of the outer portion, or cortex, of the bone, along with a soft tissue mass outside the bone. Lastly, arteriography, an X-ray procedure involving the use of dyes to identify affected arteries, would help to define the extent of the tumor. Since osteosarcomas ultimately spread by way of the bloodstream to the lungs, chest X rays are necessary to determine evidence of metastasis.

The critical diagnostic test is a biopsy, in which tissue is removed for examination. If bone cancer is present, a microscopic examination of the removed tissue will show abnormal cells producing unmineralized bone.

HOMEOPATHY IN CANCER

The treatment and cure of cancer is definitely within the scope of homeopathy as it has long been known and proved. The first thing to do after one has made and substantiated a pathological diagnosis of bone cancer is to forget it. Thenceforth, if one expects to succeed, one will treat not cancer but a CANCER PATIENT. Master Hahnemann has amply proved and demonstrated practically that homeopathy according to the Law of Similars treats the man in disease and not disease in man. Disease is a unified entity and not many entities.   

Disease is a disorder in the vital force which maintains the metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes. The vital force is known as homeostasis to day.

Miasmatic Preponderance:

Psora is the only real and fundamental cause and producer of cancer. (Aphorism 80).

By allopathic treatment, a new, dissimilar, artificial malady of chronic nature is added to the old disease and which render the patient much worse and more difficult to cure, often quite incurable. (Aphorism 41, 75, 149, 76). This leads the original disease, i.e., Psoric state to  Sycosis state. Sycosis is accumulative, insidious, painless and malignant. In this stage cancer can not be diagnosed as the cancer cells in the blood have not reached a detectable size and the further suppressive treatment  leads to syphilitic miasm. Syphilitic miasm is destructive and leads to termination of life.

The cells under the action of strong vital force will resist any neoplastic transformation. The failure of this mechanism due to the factors described in the foregoing paragraph renders the cells to grow out of control. This amounts to SYPHILITIC miasm. Hence Cancer at genetic level is a SYPHILITIC disease. That is why it is difficult to handle.

HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT

In advanced cases of cancer where syphilitic miasm is in preponderance the selection of remedy on the basic genotypic symptoms will not help because of each genetic alteration will cause phenotypic change. Each phenotypic change will lead to a different set of symptoms on all levels including mental, physical and local. Therefore, the selection of similar remedy will base on changed mental and physical generals.

Diet:

The diet should be nutritious containing vitamins, anti-oxidants and minerals and trace elements and easily digestible. Mainly it should consist of fruits, vegetable, cereals and nuts. Later on when improvement has reached a high point dairy products may be permitted in moderation.

Prognosis:

In the earlier stages of cancer the prognosis under homeopathic treatment is favorable, but in the advanced stages the prognosis may not be favorable and only palliation of symptoms and pain at best can be expected.

HOMEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS FOR CANCER: (Homeopathy knows no specifics for any diseased condition by name but for disease condition of the patient involved).

GENERALS - BONES; complaints of

Arg-met. ASAF. aur. Calc. Calc-f. Calc-p. castor-eq. chin. chlam-tr. cocc. cupr. daph. eup-per. fl-ac. hep. kali-bi. kali-i. lyc. merc. merc-pr-r. mez. Nit-ac. PH-AC. Phos. Phyt. PULS. pyrog. rhod. rhus-t. Ruta sel. sil. staph. Sulph. syph.

GENERALS - BRITTLE BONES

Asaf. bufo Calc. calc-f. calc-p. carc. chel. cupr. fl-ac. Lac-ac. LYC. MERC. par. Ph-ac. phos. rad-br. ruta SIL. SULPH. Symph. syph. thuj. thyr.

GENERALS - CARIES - Bone, of

ANG. Anthraco. Arg-met. Arn. Ars. ASAF. Aur. aur-ar. aur-i. Aur-m. Aur-m-n. bell. both. bry. Calc. Calc-f. Calc-p. calc-s. calc-sil. caps. carb-ac. caust. chin. cinnm. Cist. clem. colch. con. Cupr. dulc. euph. ferr. FL-AC. graph. Guaj. Guare. hecla Hep. Iod. kali-bi. Kali-c. KALI-I. kreos. lach. LYC. mang. MERC. Mez. nat-c. nat-m. nat-sil. Nit-ac. Ol-j. op. petr. Ph-ac. Phos. Psor. Puls. rad-br. rhod. rhus-t. ruta sabin. sal-ac. sec. Sep. SIL. spong. Staph. stront-c. Sulph. syph. tarent. tell. ter. THER. thuj. tub. Tub-k.

GENERALS - CANCEROUS affections - Bones, of

asaf. aur. aur-ar. aur-i. aur-m-n. Bry. cadm-calc-f. cadm-met. calc-f. calc-p. calc-sil. carc. con. euph. euph-re. HECLA hippoz. lap-a. merc-k-i. methyl. Phos. Rhus-t. ruta sil. stront-c. SYMPH. syph. toxi.

GENERALS - NECROSIS - Bone

Ang. aran. Arg-met. ARS. asaf. Aur. aur-i. Aur-m. bac. bell. both. Calc. Calc-f. calc-hp. calc-i. calc-p. calc-sil. caps. carb-ac. carb-an. chin. Cist. con. euph. FL-AC. graph. hecla Hep. Iod. kali-bi. kali-c. kali-i. kreos. lach. lap-a. lyc. mang. med. Merc. Merc-c. mez. Nat-sil-f. Nit-ac. ph-ac. Phos. plat. plat-m. plb. psor. puls. Sabin. sal-ac. sec. sil. staph. stront-c. sul-ac. sulph. symph. syph. teucr. thea ther. thuj. Tub. vitr-an. vitr-cor.

GENERALITIES - CANCEROUS affections - sarcoma - bones, of, osteosarcoma

acon. arn. ars. asaf. aur. bar-c. bell. beryl. bry. calc. calc-f. con. dulc. eup-per. graph. hecla hep. lach. lyc. merc. mez. nit-ac. ph-ac. phos. rhus-t. ruta sil. staph. sulph. symph.

GENERALS - TUMORS - enchondroma

aran. brom. Calc. calc-f. carb-v. conch. fl-ac. lap-a. Sil. thuj.

GENERALS - TUMORS - osteoma

calc-f. fl-ac. kali-i. mez.

References:

• www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encylopedia-bl-bz.htm

• Master Samuel Hahnemann, Organon of Medicine, 6^th ed

• Master Samuel Hahnemann, Chronic Disease

• Dr. Prafull Vijayakar, Predictive Homeopathy, Part I (Theory of Suppression)

• Dr. Prafull Vijayakar, Predictive Homeopathy Part II (Theory of Acutes)

• Dr. Prafull Vijayakar, Predictive Homeopathy, Part III (The End of MYASMTION of Miasms)

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• Drs. J T Kent, Stuart Close, A H Grimmer, R T Cooper and others.

• Repertory, SYNTHESIS 9.2 (RADAR 10.28)