Spontaneous Remission Of African Lymphoma.
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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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