Homeopathic Treatment as an Add-On Therapy May Improve Quality of Life and Prolong Survival in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Three-Arm, Multicenter Study

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In the Additional Details of Endpoints or Study Design section of this report, it was reported that "Eight of the randomized patients had to be excluded because of sensitizing EGFR mutations or ALK translocations reported immediately after randomization (four in the homeopathy group, four in the control group)." In the parenthetical note, "control group" should have been "placebo group". This error does not affect the results of this study, but in the interest of clarity, the online version of this article has been corrected.

A Case of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Successfully Treated during Homeopathic Supportive Care in Oncology

“…The association with Arsenicum album as an individualised symptomatic medication was necessary, confirming the practice of other specialists in supportive care. 9 In the treatment of RUTI, one should not hesitate to associate the isopathic Colibacillinum to the constitutional remedy to obtain rapid and effective therapeutic results. 3 This particular clinical case suggests that individualised homeopathy, through its global management of the patient, made it possible to support the patient's quality of life during oncological treatment and to avoid any late chemotherapy sequelae, while treating a chronic associated disabling pathology (RUTI).…”

“…The association with Arsenicum album as an individualised symptomatic medication was necessary, confirming the practice of other specialists in supportive care. 9…”

“…7 HSC can improve the quality of life of patients 8 and consequently their survival. 9 The recommendation is to combine the symptomatic treatment of the side effects of chemotherapy with the constitutional treatment of the patient.…”

“…The individualised homeopathic medicine Pulsatilla 9c, three pills every night, as constitutional remedy, was largely tailored for mental, emotional and general symptoms, regardless of reactions to the anti-cancer treatment . 9 The homeopathic symptoms used for repertorisation 15 and prescribing decisions are given in Fig. 2 .…”

Homoeopathy: It’s role in palliative and curative care of cancer

“…The study suggests that homeopathy positively influences not only the quality of life but also survival. Further studies including other tumor types are necessary [50] .…”