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1. Lukemia affects the
bone marrow and the blood, and since case is diagnosed, this means he/she is under regular Supervision, but before opting for alternate treatment, keep in mind that since it is disease of bone marrow, thus three type of blood cells will be reduced;
. red blood cells [anemia]
. white blood cells [recurrent infection]
. platelets [easy bruising/bleeding]
PS. while anemia is refractory to any treatment, thus
Erythropoietin is main stay of management, infection or uncontrolled bleeding can be life-threatening and requires immediate medical attention, thus keep a check on physical appearance and symptoms.
2. since he is receiving supportive care for the disease, Ayurvedic preparations can act as an adjuvant or a co-therapy along with
chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
PS. Rasayan [Immunomodulation] chikitsa : i.e. The cell-protective activity of drugs helps to improve comfort and the quality of life of individuals with cancer, mainly: trifla, guduchi, punarnava
. daily use of amalaki which contains
vitamin C and foof containing
vitamin E helps retard the formation of cancer
. use of onion, garlic and turmeric in the diet, to some extent depress the growth and suppress the formation of cancer cells in the body.
PS. According to clinical studies, such drugs have shown very impressive effects on protecting body from the side effects (of chemo and radio therapies) like
alopecia, nausea,
constipation, anorexia and vomiting. The patients who receive Ayurvedic treatment along with chemotherapy have shown more regularity in maintaining the chemotherapy cycles as the hematological levels can be maintained up to a normal state. More than 50 research studies on cancer carried out at various post-graduate institutes, have shown that Ayurvedic preparations are very effective as chemo-preventive and radio-preventive agents.