Efficacy of homeopathic therapy in cancer treatment

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-289

  Milazzo, Stefania ^a   Russell, Nancy ^b   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Homeopathic remedy; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRATE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; COBALTUM; FLUOCORTOLONE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS EXTRACT; SULFUR; TAMOXIFEN; TRAUMEELS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CAUSTICUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FORMULATION; ERYTHEMA; HOMEOPATHY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LEUKEMIA; MIGRAINE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION SICKNESS; REVIEW; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STOMATITIS; SWEATING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCER; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 31144432815     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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