Swarna Bhasma in cancer: A prospective clinical study

Despite the advances in the treatment of cancer, mortality is still high. Complementary and alternative medicine is emerging as a potent modality in cancer treatment. ‘Swarna Bhasma’ (SB), containing gold particles, is an ancient Indian medicine has shown its anticancer activity. This present study...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Das, Soumen, Das, Mangal C., Paul, Retina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23723642
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8520.108823
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Sumario:Despite the advances in the treatment of cancer, mortality is still high. Complementary and alternative medicine is emerging as a potent modality in cancer treatment. ‘Swarna Bhasma’ (SB), containing gold particles, is an ancient Indian medicine has shown its anticancer activity. This present study was conducted to detect the effect of SB on solid malignancies. A total of 43 patients were included in this study received SB for 1 year. Seventeen patients showed response. The response was best in rectal cancer group 70% (7/10). Nearly 41.02% patients survived for 1 year after treatment but after 5 years this came down to 15.38%.

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