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Old 13th May 2003, 06:32 PM
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I guess it won't hurt if I jump in here. Cancer is a very big topic that takes a very experienced homeopath to manage. There is no remedy or remedies for cancer per se. If a cancer patient comes to see a homeopath, the first remedy he might give is a remedy for the effect of the bad news! The person was fine, leading a normal life, went for an annual mammogram, and was told she had cancer. Now she's anorexic, sleep-deprived, anxiety ridden....This state is the first state that has to be treated; it is not time yet for a cancer remedy. This state of "bad news" is now the most serious threat to health.

Another patient comes to see a homeopath who is a wreck from chemo and radiation--emaciated, anorexic, etc. The first prescription has to be aimed at this poisoning before a "cancer remedy" can be given.

Another patient is in pain from the cancer. The pain is causing sleeplessness anorexia and despair. The first prescription, therefore, is for pain. The case of the pain needs to be taken:
the location, the sensation, the modalities....
Burning pains, better heat: Arsenicum. You get the pain under control, then you can find a "cancer remedy".

I'm just trying to paint a picture in the hopes of showing that homeopaths do things differently than "regular doctors". It's something that can't be translated directly to standard medical practice; you can't be non-conversant in homeopathy and expect to be able to use homeopathic remedies. If you try to give "the cancer remedy" while someone's in an Ignatia state from the bad news, it won't work! You have to clear out the Ignatia state; this is why only a well-trained homeopath can do this.

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