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Article: Poly-MVA in an integrative approach to the treatment of multiple myeloma: a case report.(minerals, vitamins and amino acids)(Case study)(Clinical report)
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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Abstract
Multiple myeloma remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer with a poor prognosis, regardless of treatment. Complete remission is uncommon, and a cure is rare. Only one percent of the patients diagnosed with this disease are younger than 40 years of age; at least half are over 71. This article describes a remarkable case of a 67-year-old man, diagnosed in 2001 with end-stage multiple myeloma, who was only offered palliative care and told to admit himself into hospice with three months to live. This case report describes his recovery using an integrative approach with an unconventional dosing of chemotherapy along with a dietary supplement (Altern Med ...