Homeopathic Remedies for Breast Cancer
Robin Murphy, ND
Lotus Health Institute
Clinical Homeopathy and Lotus Medicine
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Breast Cancer - (acon.), (aids.), alum., alumn., anag., apis, argn., arn., ARS., ars-i., ars-s-f., ASTER., aur-ar., aur-m-n., bad.,
bapt., bar-i., bell., bell-p., brom., bry., BUFO, cadm-i., cadm-m.,
calc., calc-f., calc-i., calc-ox., calc-p., calc-sil., calen., carb-ac.,
CARB-AN., carb-v., carbn-s., CARC., caust., cham., chim., cic.,
cist., clem., coloc., CON., cory., CUND., dulc., EUPH., ferr-i.,
form-ac., fuli., gali., GRAPH., hep., hippoz., hydr., iod., kalichl., kali-c., kali-i., kali-m., kreos., lac-c., lach., lap-a., lob-e.,
lyc., maland., med., MERC., (merc-d.), merc-i-f., nat-cac.,
(naja), nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v., ol-an., ox-ac., ph-ac., PHOS.,
PHYT., pic-ac., plb-i., psor., PULS., rhus-t., ruta, sabin., sang.,
sars., SCIRR., (scroph-m.), SCROPH-N., semp., SEP., SIL.,
staph., sul-i., sulph., syc-co., tarent-c., thuj., tub.
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Alfalfa - Cachexia from breast cancer, chemotherapy or radiation
treatments. Loss of appetite. Emaciation. Weight loss and fatigue.
Malnutrition. Weakness, enervation, exhaustion, prostration,
infirmity. Anorexic, emaciated, broken down constitutions. Cancer
diathesis. Breast milk, absent or disappearing.
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Arsenicum album - One of main remedies for palliating late
stage breast cancer patients. Malignancy. Metastasis. A common
remedy for cancer. Emaciation, anxiety, restlessness, burning
pains. Severe burning pains in the breasts. Writhing in pain.
Pains are better heat. Can go to late or ulcerative stage of cancer.
Severe restlessness with fear of death and panic. Fastidiousness,
finicky, picky, fear of death, fear of being alone, fear of pain.
Restlessness, never relaxes or stays put. Worse around midnight
or a couple hours after. Sensitive to everything. Ulcers, black or
blue discoloration of the skin.
Arsenicum iod. - Cancer of breast after ulceration has set in. Painful lumps in
breasts, sensitive to touch. Lump in breasts, worse touch. Nipples retracted.
Cachexia. Extreme general emaciation (Iod.). Emaciation of breasts.
Axillary tumors. Chronic respiratory infections. Severe burning watery
rhinitis (Kali iod.).
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Asterias rubens - Affinity for left breast. Sharp lancinating pains,
worse at night. Metastasis to the axillary glands. Axillary glands
swollen, indurated, knotted. Breast swollen and painful, ulcerations.
Breasts indurated with dull, aching, neuralgic pains. Sharp piercing
pains to scapula and pain down left arm. Nodes and indurations of the
breast glands. Neuralgia of left breast and arm. Dull aching and
neuralgic pains (Con.). Breast feels pulled inward. Breast cancer, even
in ulcerative stage. Swelling of breasts as when menses are about to
come on. Nipples retracted. Head feels hot, as if surrounded by hot air.
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Aurum mur. nat. - Carcinoma of breast
and uterus. Breasts, ovaries indurated.
Aur-m-n. has induration of one part,
softening of another. Affections of the
bones and glands. Fibroids of uterus.
Uterus, tumors.
Avena sativa - Insomnia due to breast
cancer, (Carc.) Insomnia due to drugs or
alcohol. Neurasthenia. Drug addictions,
side effects, withdrawal symptoms.
Weakness due to cancer treatments.
Brain fatigue with sleeplessness.
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BARYTA IOD. - Cancer of breasts. Tumors. Bar-i. has been used in breast
cancer, breast tumors. Breast cancer after trauma (Arn., Bell-p., Calen.,
Con.). Tumors and cancers following blows or other injuries (Con.), cuts,
punctured wounds, or abrasions. Glandular enlargement and new growths.
Enlarged glands, especially the tonsils and breasts. Swollen axillary
glands. Head and face feel cold with redness of face and blue lips. Shyness
and timidity. Fearful, hysterical. Aversion to and fear of people. Craves
open, cool air.
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Bellis per. - Breast tumors or cancers developing after
mechanical injuries. Breast cancer from contusions, (Arn.,
Con.). Breast tumor or cancer after injury. Cysts, nodules,
lumps after injury. Breast cysts. Breasts engorged, swollen.
Breasts and uterus engorged. Soreness, bruised sensations.
Pains worse heat better cold applications. Varicose veins.
Stitches in spleen. Acne, boils.
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Bufo rana - Breasts indurated. Red streaks run up from septic areas.
Breast abscesses. Last stages of breast cancer. Whole breast is
ulcerated, full of pus, offensive discharges, (Carbo an., Sil.). Fetid,
foul, offensive discharges with sloughing of tissue. Lumps,
indurations and inflammations of the breasts. Talks nonsense and
angry when not understood. Poor heredity. Convulsions.
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Cadmium iod. - Breast cancer of the glands with emaciation,
(Ars. iod.). Axillary tumors. Emaciation after radiation or
chemotherapy treatment with swollen glands.
Cadmium sulph. - For the side effects of radiation and
chemotherapy treatment. Inflamed nipples. Erysipelas of the
breasts. Nausea and vomiting. Emaciation, vomiting and
extreme prostration. Anemia and emaciation after radiation or
chemotherapy treatment. Weight loss and fatigue.
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Calendula - Breast cancer, as an intercurrent remedy.
Nodosities in breast. Breast pains after mastectomy, surgery.
Biopsies and lumpectomies. Sharp, cutting pains in breasts.
Calendula tincture and juice applied to breast tumor and
abscesses.
Carbo animalis - Ulcerative breast cancer with offensive
discharges. Putridity. Foul, acrid discharges. Pus, filled with
blood, sloughing of tissue. Burning pains with tumors. Glands
indurated and painful. Last stages of cancer where breast
tumor suppurates. Similar to Bufo, last stages of breast cancer.
Painful nodosities and hardening of the breasts. All the glands
in the area are swollen. Skin over the tumor can be purple or
blue. Darting pains. Aversion to company. Face pimply, bluish
hue.
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CARCINOSIN - Breast cancer, especially with a family history of
cancer. Cancer of the breast glands with great pain. Breast cancer pain,
as an intercurrent remedy. Last stages of breast cancer. Cancerous
cachexia, emaciation. Emaciation and hopelessness. Indicated in
constantly changing symptoms and states. Violent tension in breasts,
before menses. Swelling and tenderness before menses. Induration.
Chronic mastitis. Breasts changes shape. Nodules. Retraction of nipples.
Discharge from nipple like bloody water. Contradictory and alternating
states. Fear of cancer. Excessive weariness and fatigue. Chronic
insomnia. Moles, liver spots, brown spots, warts (Thuj., Sep.).
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Castor equi - Swelling of breasts. Breasts swollen, sensitive,
worse descending stairs. Nipples, cracked and ulcerated,
(Sars., Sil., Petr., Calen.) Nipples almost hanging. Cracked,
sore nipples, excessively tender, cannot bear touch of
clothing, even in neglected cases, ragged. Violent itching in
breasts. Reddened areola.
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CHIMAPHILIA - Breast, tumors. Painful tumors of breasts.
Either atrophy of breasts or very large breasts. Rapid atrophy of
breasts. Sharp pains through breasts with cancer. Scirrhus
tumors of breast. Painful tumors of breasts in young, unmarried
women. Undue secretion of milk or suppression. Women with
very large breasts and tumor in the breast gland with sharp pain
through it. Urinary tract infections (Sep., Med.). Urine mucupurulent, turbid.
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Conium mac. - Remedy for breast, uterine, prostate, and brain
cancers. Breast cancer from injuries, contusions, (Arn., Bellis,
Phyt.). Whole breast is indurated (hard) like cement. Scirrhus
breast cancer, or lump very hard like a stone, after injury to breast.
Breast lax, shrunken, hard and painful to touch. Induration of the
breast, become stony hard. Hard lumps. Stitching in the nipples.
Atrophy of the breast. Breast is shriveled, tumor may be painless.
Painless or dull and achey. Breasts flabby. Induration of the breast
glands with itching and shooting pains. Breasts enlarged, painful
before and during menses. Vertigo.
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Cundarango - Breast, tumors. Tumor of breast on either
side. Breast cancer where fissures form. Ulcerative stage
of cancers when cracks or fissures form. Tumor near nipple
the size of an egg. Cancer of the breasts with retraction of
the nipple. Cracked, painful, suppurating nipples.
Lancinating pains from tumor extending over the whole
breast. Axillary glands swollen. Emaciation. Concomitant
symptom of cracks in the corner of the mouth.
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Graphites - Breast cancer originating in old scars or after
breast abscess. Obstruction and induration of the breasts.
Hardened scars after breast abscess. Tumor forms beneath
old scars. Cracks in nipples. Nipples, sore, cracked and
blistered. Breasts swollen and hard. Induration of breasts
and ovaries. Breast cancer in women with large pendular
breasts. Painful sensibility and excoriation of breasts.
Obesity. Sad, fearful, irresolute. Keloid scars.
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Hydrastis can. - Breast, cancer. Hard, irregular tumor of left
breast, glands in axilla enlarged and painful, cachectic appearance.
Cachexia. Breast cancer with induration or ulceration. Tumors of
the breast with retracted nipples. Breast cancer with bright, thick
yellow discharges. Knife-like pains in breast cancer extending up to
shoulder and down arm. Emaciation and dusky appearance with
digestive problems. Emaciation, weakness. Hard, irregular tumor
of left breast. Nipple retracted. Cancer with yellow, stringy, ropy
discharges. Malnutrition. Yellow tongue. Depressed, sure of death
and desires it. Metastasis from stomach, colon and rectal cancers.
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Iodum - Breast cancer with one breast larger than the other.
Emaciated breast with cancer. Breasts hyperesthesia. Dwindling of
breasts. Atrophy of breast glands. Breasts heavy, as if would fall.
Nodosities in the skin of breasts with black points. Tumors in
breast. Excessive flow of very thin, watery milk with great
weakness and rapid emaciation. Suppression of milk with atrophy
and relaxation of breasts.
Kali iod. - Tumors of the breast and uterus. Atrophy of breasts.
Tumor of breast. Glands enlarged and indurated. Glands are
swollen or atrophied. Galactorrhea. Ulceration, eczema. Desires
alcohol.
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Iodum - Breast cancer with one breast larger than the other.
Emaciated breast with cancer. Breasts hyperesthesia. Dwindling of
breasts. Atrophy of breast glands. Breasts heavy, as if would fall.
Nodosities in the skin of breasts with black points. Tumors in
breast. Excessive flow of very thin, watery milk with great
weakness and rapid emaciation. Suppression of milk with atrophy
and relaxation of breasts.
Kali iod. - Tumors of the breast and uterus. Atrophy of breasts.
Tumor of breast. Glands enlarged and indurated. Glands are
swollen or atrophied. Galactorrhea. Ulceration, eczema. Desires
alcohol.
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Lac caninum - Breasts tumors and cancer. Breasts,
painful. Tumors re-appear in opposite breast after being
surgically removed. Breast pain, worse from the least
movement. Sharp pains with swollen axillary glands.
Constant pain in breasts, nipples. Breasts feel as if full of
hard lumps. Breasts seem very full. Breasts swollen,
painful before menses (Calc., Con., Kali-c., Puls.). and
better on appearance of menses. Breasts sensitive to
touch, pressure. Breasts very painful with sharp, darting
pain in right ovarian region. Mastitis history.
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Lapis albus - This mineral have a reputation for curing
ulcers, cancers and tumors. Breast cancer associated
with glandular disorders. Glandular disorders, glands
are elastic and pliable (Calc-f. and Cist. have a stony
hardness). Goiter and scrofulous glands. Pre-ulcerative
stage of carcinoma. Sarcoma. Lipoma. Growths.
Fibroid tumors with intense burning pains through the
part with profuse hemorrhage.
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Phytolacca - Breasts lumps that burn and sting, worse heat.
Cancerous lumps in breast, symptoms similar to Asterias.
Breast tumors with enlarged axillary glands. Induration of the
axillary glands (Aster. Con.) Breasts hard, heavy, swollen,
inflamed and very sensitive. Swollen glands. Cancer in old
scars, (Graph. Sil. ) Breasts have radiating pains. Breasts feel
bruised and achy, often whole shoulder aches. Purple
discolorations. Abscesses. Small ulcers and cracks about
nipples. History of nursing problems, mastitis, blocked duct.
Affinity for the right breast.
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Sabal ser. - Breast, disorders. One breast smaller than
other. Breasts shrink in size (Iod., Kali-i.), or increase
rapidly. Breasts, sore, tender and full feeling, itching.
Stinging in breasts, soreness worse after cold bath. Sharp
pains in mammary glands. Pain in breasts, worse
coldness, pressure. Defective lactation.
Sarsaparilla - Breast cancer, scirrhous. Nodes, indurated
glands, decay, and necroses. Retracted nipples in breast
cancer. Emaciation. Sore, shriveled breasts. Nipples
retracted or cracked, small and shriveled. Nipples
retracted before menses. Depression and anxiety from
pain. Despondent.
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Schirrinum - Cancer of the breast with enlarged
glands. Cancerous diathesis. May be useful as an
intercurrent remedy. Cancer pains. Indurated glands.
Burnett particularly noted its usefulness on cases of
breast tumors. Sinking feeling in navel. Worms.
Varicose veins.
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SEPIA - Breast cancer with induration, tenderness and
stitching, burning pains. Scirrhus breasts. Hormonal
imbalances (Foll., Thuj., Carc.). Nipples crack across the
crown. Swollen, sensitive breasts before menses. Sensation as if
breasts were enlarged. Stitches, tender, burning pains.
Induration of breasts. Burning pain in a fixed spot under right
nipple. Nipples bleeding and sore, preceded by itching. Sexual
desire low or lost. Aversion to husband and children. Wants to
be alone, to get away from all the toil of housework. Feels
broken down, feels dragged down. Worse from hormone
replacement therapy.
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SCROPHULARIA NODOSA - Scroph-n., according to Dr.
Cooper of London, has an especial affinity for breast tissue. Breast,
disorders. Breast, swelling. Adenoma and breast cancer come
within its curative range. Enlarged glands. Hodgkin’s disease.
Lymphoma. Nodosities in the breasts (Scirr.). Breast tumors.
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TARENTULA CUB. - Scirrhus cancer of breasts. Toxic,
septic conditions. Malignancy, suppuration, bluish
abscesses (Anthrac., Ars.). Atrocious burning pains. Blue
or black discolorations. Feels puffed all over. Smoking
ameliorates (Sep.).
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THUJA - Nipples retracted. Fistulas, blackheads, cysts, wens.
Left sided. Coryza at stool. Bleeding excrescences of the breast.
Aching, pressing pains. Drawing pains, with swelling of both
breasts. Sensitiveness and heaviness in breasts after the menses.
Stinging and itching. Breast cysts, lumps and tumors.
Indurations in left breast. Retracted nipples.
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