Abstract

PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CARCINOMA (POSTOPERATIVE) WITH AYURVEDA: A CASE REPORT

Dr. Priyanka Katru*, Dr. Sharad Porte and Prof. Anita Sharma

Abstract

Introduction: Breast cancer develops in breast tissue. In India, 1, 62,468 new cases and 87,090 deaths were reported for breast cancer in 2018. Ayurveda is the ancient science and have huge storage of medicine and basic principles to manage various diseases including breast carcinoma. Aim and Objectives: To evaluate the preventive effect of Ayurvedic medicine on breast carcinoma (post-operative). The specific objective is to improve the patients' quality of life Material and Method: Patient of breast carcinoma (post-operative) presented in Cancer Consultation and Treatment Unit NIA- Jaipur was treated by Ayurveda. Case – A 46 years normotensive, non-diabetic patient of breast carcinoma (post-operative) came in cancer consultation and treatment unit NIAJaipur, with c/o swelling over face, itching at the site, pain in upward movement of left hand, callosity on stiches. Mammography report suggestive of speculated mass lesion. Biopsy suggestive of invasive ductal Ca grade 2. Patient was suggested 7 cycles of chemotherapy and 21 cycles of radiotherapy which patient refused to take and opted for Ayurveda medicine. Patient was treated with arbudharkshaya, sadabahar swaras, shatavri kalp, kanchnar guggulu, kaishor guggulu. Result and Conclusion: After approximately 5 months of treatment CECT suggestive of no obvious pathology. The above ayurvedic management protocol was effective in controlling of regrowth; however, the protocol should be tried in more samples for scientific validation of this procedure.

Keywords: Arbud, cancer, breast carcinoma, radiotherapy, chemotherapy.