Abstract:
Homoeopathy is among the commonly used alternative approaches in Cancer. It is being widely used as palliative and curative in patients suffering
from cancer. Though studies on the use of Homoeopathy in cancer after surgery, radio therapy and chemotherapy have been reported, clinical
trials on effects of Homoeopathy in cancer are rare. Some studies on the effect of dosage of Homoeopathic medicines and their mechanism
of action in cancer have also been published. A few case reports published here and there also find a mention in different databases. This
review aims to describe literature available on the approach of Homoeopathy in Cancer by searching various databases like Elsevier, Google
Scholar, Pub Med, Scopus, Springer and Wiley online library, electronically. It was found that beneficial effect of Homoeopathic medicines are
reported on some cancer cell lines via apoptosis and immune modulation. Homoeopathic treatment given as add on also improves the quality
of life, survival time and presenting complaints. However, more evidence needs to be generated to demonstrate anti tumor or antimetastatic
potential in controlled clinical trials.
