PROGRESS
REPORT ON TREATMENT OF CANCER THROUGH AMC TRUST,
HYDERABAD.
Case:
1
Mrs. X
This is a typical post-operative case of ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA
with metastasis in skeletal bones and lymph nodes. Patient was
not responding to second cycle of chemotherapy, it was stopped.
Patient approached AMC Trust with the following symptoms
- Unbearable
pain in right leg
- Impaired
gait (unable to walk properly)
- Cannot
put pressure on the right leg
- Cannot
sleep on the bed
- Sleeps
on sitting position
- Unable
to sit on the floor
- Severe
degree of anxiety and depression
- Poor
overall quality of life
Patient
started Nutrition & Yoga Therapy from 6th of May 2005 at Sri
Swami Ramananda Tirtha Memorial Committee Centre. She also follows
nutrition guidelines as provided by us.
After
fifteen days of therapy the patient has shown improvement as follows:
- Able
to move leg better than earlier
- Marked
reduction in anxiety and depression
- Improved
Quality of life EORTIC Q marks improved from 6th May 2005
to 21st May2005.
- Able
to sleep better in sitting position
- Leg
pain continues but reduced
After a month of practice the patient successfully underwent third
cycle of chemotherapy with less side effects.
After
six weeks of practice patient is able to sleep flat on the bed
with all the above improvements.
This shows that the Nutrition & Yoga Therapy could be used
for improving efficiency of conventional cancer therapy.
Case:
2
Mr: ABC Age: 60 years
A
known case of Non Hodkins Lymphoma underwent chemotherapy in 2004
shown metastasis in brain with fungal infection shown the following
symptoms.
- Giddiness
- Lowered
vision due to which it was difficult to recognise people.
- Poor
memory
- Altered
sleep rhythm
With
the practise of Yoga Nidra for 20 days along with 18-20 fractions
of Radiotherapy he found following improvements and still continuing
Yoga Nidra.
- Normal
vision
- Reduced
giddiness
- Improved
memory
- Normal
sleep rhythm
- Improved
Quality of life
The
above case shows integrated approach of Yoga & Conventional
Therapy in cancer management improves the efficacy of treatment.
Last
updated on 10th Novemberr 2006
