Indian Medicine Can Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients: Case Studies

Abstract

The present study was evaluated the QoL of breast cancer patients who were taking Body Revival, an Indian polyherbal medicine. A case study was conducted among 5 breast cancer patients, who were voluntarily treated with Body Revival for ≥6 months. The average age of 5 breast cancer patients was 48.6 yrs (range 35-64 yrs), out of them 3 suffered in Stage II and 2 in Stage IV with metastasis. 3 patients undergo surgery, 4 under chemotherapy treatment and 1 did not received any chemotherapy or surgery. All of them used Body Revival (average 13.2 months). A structured and validated interview schedule was used to gather data from cancer patients. The QOL of all the patient symptoms was significantly improved (p<0.001) with Body Revival supplementation. It improved both the psychological and physical domains of day-to-day life, either by attenuating the adverse events of regular treatments for cancer or by enhancing vital energy in the body. Conclusions: With Body Revival supplements with routine medical care improve their day to day life. To strengthen the present findings, more research is required.