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Spontaneous Remission Of African Lymphoma.

Burkitt & Kyalwazi, 1967Lymphoma

Burkitt, D. P., & Kyalwazi, S. K. (1967). spontaneous remission of African lymphoma. British journal of cancer, 21(1), 14–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1967.2

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Case Details

Disease Location

All four jaw quadrants

Personal Characteristics

9 -year-old male african

Clinical Characteristics

The boy had tumor in all 4 quadrants of his jaw but was taken away form hospital against medical advice before treatment but after a biopsy was taken over a year later, the boys home was found and the family and neighbors were questions, apparently the child had been given a mouth-wash by a local witch-doctor later after the boys health improved, his condition deteriorated and his parents were reluctant to bring him back to the hospital he subsequently died

Remission Characteristics

The tumors apparently diminished in size after the mouth-wash and the child's health improved temporary regression

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Perhaps the witch doctors brew helped

Clinical Treatment

None reported

Non-Clinical Treatment

Witch doctor mouth-wash