Congress Abstracts full PDF - International Council of Medical ...

2. the side effects of chemotherapy
3. the side effects of radiotherapy
1- Pains due to cancer:
Tumoral process itself
Infiltration of soft tissues, causing digestive pain
Invasion of the bones causing, for example, vertebral pains
Invasion of nerves
2- Side effects of chemotherapy are:
Of two types: clinical and biochemical.
– Nausea, vomiting
– Fatigue, exhaustion
– Diarrhoea or constipation,
– Gastritis, oesophogitis, colitis,
– Eating disorders, weight loss
– Disturbed taste, canker sores, mucitis, , dryness of the mouth,
– Dry eyes syndrome
– Headaches
– Hot flashes
– Hair loss
– Mood swings, depression
– Sleeping disorders with or without nightmares
– Pain and stiffness in the joints
– Neuropathic pain
– Sign of cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic or neurological toxicity
Biological disorders:
– Disturbed hepatic function analysis
– Anaemia; leukopenia.
– Thrombopenia.
3- Side effects of radiotherapy:
cystitis, diarrhoea and mucus discharge.
On the cardiac level:
On the pulmonary level
On the digestive level
On the pelvic level:
On cerebral level
On the skin level:
It depends on the type of cancer treated. During radiotherapy for breast cancer, here is how I proceed: Burns
resulting from radiation for breast cancer are neutralised using the following points
– one needle every three centimeters round the radiated zone, the result is spectacular:
– there is practically no reddening of the skin and no sensation of burning.
First results:
The results are the award of our work...
On the clinical symptoms
– Nausea and vomiting neutralised in ninety per cent of patients.
With the agreement of the oncologist and at the patient's request, cessation adjuvant medication
– Diarrhoea or constipation, gastro-intestinal pains are controlled in ninety five per cent of patients, here again with
cessation of adjuvant medication
– Canker sores are relieved in ninety eight per cent of cases by needling Ren Ma24+++
– Taste and flavour are preserved, thereby restoring the patient's appetite.
– Dry mouth and dry eyes are neutralised.
– fatigue, lassitude.
– Disturbed sleep patterns (with or without nightmares).
– Mood swings (with or without depression) are well controlled in seventy five percent of patients.
– More relaxed attitude to the illness.
– Renewed vigor, positive desires (food, physical) are restored
– Thermoregulatory disorders, headaches are controlled.
– Impatience , cramps, pains and stiff joints are controlled in seventy percent of patients
58