1. Optional Treatment with Homeopathy for Children Suffering from Cancer
Dr. Erfried Pichler, Head of the Homeopathic Clinic of Pediatric Oncology at Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria, Europe

2. Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Austria - Europe
Parents-Children Department

3. History Since November 1997 Voluntarily
First year: 40% additional treatment with Homeopathy
Since 2000: 100%
It is a fix part of oncological therapy regime
Aprox. 15 p. per year

4. Homeopathy is not:

5. Homeopathy
is a medical science developed by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann ( ), a German physician. It is based on the principle that  “like cures like”. In simple words, it means that any substance, which can produce symptoms in a healthy person, can cure similar symptoms in a person who is sick. This idea is referred to as the “Law of Similars“, and was understood by Aristotles and Hippocrates and mentioned in ancient Hindu manuscripts. It was Hahnemann, however, who turned it into a science of healing.

6. Homeopathy is worldwide used
A second principle of homeopathy is that you should give the least amount of medicine necessary to evoke a healing response
The World Health Organization estimates that homeopathy is used by 500 million people worldwide, making it the second most widely used medicine in the world
MDs in Europe
MDs in India

7. Classical Homeopathic treatment
Homeopathic treatment consisted of individualized remedies, prescribed after careful anamnesis and repertorisation following more or less the rules of Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy.

8. Homeopathic Medicine
In Austria only Medical Doctors are allowed to treat with homeopathic medicine
Plants, Minerals, various substances of animals
Dilution and succusion = potentization
C- potency: 1:100
Proving of remedies -> Similia similibus curentur

9. Australian report 2015
the documentation of the re-analysis of the Australian report - the question what was done to show that homeopathy is not effective was answered:
e.g. the Australian overview was done twice, the first one showing that homeopathy is effective is hidden from the public 2013 (176 trials) e.g. high quality trials were excluded due to a patient number lower than 150 or other not known reasons and only FIVE trials gave the „conclusion“!
e.g. the advisory committee was chaired by a member of a well known anti-homeopathy group

10. Generally valid:
The physician's high and only mission is to restore the sick to health, to cure, as it is termed.

11. Jana, February 2011 diffuse mature-cell B-Non Hodgkin Burkitt like Lymphoma (5% of ALL – high risk)
: 50% of the patients with that diagnosis can be cured but not diffuse mature-cell B-NHBL. Therapy: CHOP schema plus Methotrexat. (C: Cyclophospahamid, H:Hydroxydaunorubicin, O: Vincristin wie Oncovin® ,P: Prednisolon)
: the chemotherapy began and very soon side effects appeared: Stomatitis ulcerosa and infection of the lung with shock: resulting in one week in the intensive care unit and put into artificial coma until

14. Treatment of in- and outpatients
Individual anamnesis, at least one hour
Repertorisation
Individualized homeopathic remedy
If side effects: acute remedy in C 30, 1 to 3xday 5 globuli
As quickly as possible

15. The whole individual anamnesis: Who is that girl?
Her mother grew up in Klagenfurt my hometown in southern Austria and now lives 700 kms away in the mid west of Germany. Luckily I saw her daughter one year earlier– treating her viral infection with Ferrum phosphoricum, due to anamnesis and repertorisation.
Friendly, vivacious, blond, pale, delicate and graceful
Phone on : Phosphorus LM 6 in the morning, Mercurius corr. C 12, 2x. And daily Pyrogenium C 30 1x. – temperature >39°C.
:Extubation – Coincidence? – No!

16. One more week at ICU with full consciousness
Faintness, nausea, vomiting and constipation: Strychnos nux vomica C 40 (Provided by her mother)
And ailments from shock: Opium C 40
Phosphorus LM 6 as constitutional remedy in the morning
: start of the 2nd Chemo – block, because her condition was very good, which surprised the colleagues of the oncology department. Coincidence? No.

17. 2x Nux vomica C 40 – no satisfying result Cadmium sulfuricum C 40
Afterwards again nausea, loss of appetite and cramping pains in the middle of the abdomen
2x Nux vomica C 40 – no satisfying result
Cadmium sulfuricum C 40
Due to fever and her mother`s panic anxiety: Pyrogenium C 30
: Phosphorus LM 9
3rd and 4th Chemoblock. Phos., Merc-corr., Nux-v

18. 2014-11-26: 5th Chemoblock is feasible
Afterwards aggressive und slight faintness: Strychnos nux vomica C 30
Anxiety especially at night, weakness, coldness, desire for warmth, burning stomach aches: Acidum arsenicosum C 30

19. Three months after the first contact:
: infection with Clostridium difficile: severe diarrhoea, weakness, adynamic- ICU?
Therapy: Podophyllum and acidum arsenicosum and china offic.: alternating in water every two hours
Next day: stool with normal consistence. Coincidence? No.
: 6th Chemo
January 2015 end of therapy.
Phos. LM 12, 1x week for consolidation

21. Stomatitis during chemotherapy
Calendula C 30: tissue of mouth red, swollen and sore
Lachesis mutus: Ulcera, stomatitis aphtosa, blue-reddish. Touching agg.
Mercurius sol.: strong and tenacious salivation, putrid smell from the mouth. Burning pain, vesicles, blisters, aphthae and ulcers in the mouth. Irritabilitiy.
Mercurius corr.: plus very painful ulcers and worse condition. Very often used!

22. Other useful remedies
Acdium arsenicosum C 30, 1-3x5 gran.: severe stomatitis, burning aches, warm amel., restlessness; fears of death, being alone a.s.o.
Strychnos nux vomica C 30: Incontrollable irritability, and lamentations, complaints and cries. Abuse persons. Nausea and vomiting. Alternate constipation and diarrhea-after abuse of medicaments = it means side effects!
Alfalfa C 12, 2x5 granules: loss of appetite

25. That isn`t the end
Until April 2015: recurrent acute infections but in a good mood.
From here on this report is only a brief summary of our nearly daily contact
: Relapse of B-Non Hodgkin Burkitt like Lymphoma: lung, liver, spleen, abdomen.
Scrophularia nodosa C 30
: Phos. LM 9, Scroph-nod C 30 and intensive chemotherapy: Side effects: tachycardia and…

26. Relaps, May 2015
: very weak, happy when in contact with the hospital nurse; severe abdominal pains around umbilicus, green, bloody stool. Bronchitis, inflammation of mouth mucosal with bloody discharge – Merc-corr. C12 direct, is better than dissolved in water!
: kidney insufficiency – Furosemid. Vomiting of bile. Heart frequency 150, 40 breaths, stool: green and bloody. Bloodcount very low.
Doctors: little chance of survival

27. Severe side effects of chemotherapy
Slow improvement during the next two weeks. June Still tachycardia but the general condition is better – two nights at home! Leucocytes 150.
Loss of appetite, weakness, despair, vomiting after eating, infection of the lung
Desperation of everybody involved

28. Stem cell therapy in August 2015
Stem cell therapy in August afterwards total loss of appetite with severe weakness- can´t stand on her own feet. Anxiety: ac-arsenicosum. More energy but still loss of appetite: Alfalfa C 30 , 1x/d. – improvement of appetite – no more artifical nutrition. Coincidence?
End of September CT lung: no pathology
But Staphylococcus aureus infection septic status – experiment with Staph-aureus C 200 1x/week and antibiotics
End of October: discharge from hospital after six months!

30. Booster stem cell transplantation
Phos LM 6. nat-chlor. C 200 1x/week (she didn`t speak about hospital and her emotions, didn`t like to be hugged
2016- February: second stem cell transplantion (Booster effect), without complication
2016- March: Rehabilitation programme on the island of Sylt

31. 2016- August: I met a blond, fair, friendly girl in my home town
2016- August: I met a blond, fair, friendly girl in my home town. If I hadn´t know about her history, I wouldn´t have had any idea about her severe illness in the past.

32. My experiences for you - Take home message:
Homeopathy is a well proved and effective medical treatment
Together we are stronger
Integrative Oncology: conventional therapy plus homeopathic medicine
You will be convinced that it is worth the effort

33. Conventional Oncology and Homeopathy at Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria
Dean: Prof. Prim. Dr. Wilhelm Kaulfersch
Dr. Erfried Pichler
A-9020 Klagenfurt
Herbertstraße 10
Klinikum Klagenfurt, Kinderonkologie