Water-only fasting and an exclusively plant foods diet in the management of stage IIIa, low-grade follicular lymphoma
Alan C Goldhamer, Michael Klaper, Afsoon Foorohar, Toshia R Myers
SUMMARY: Follicular lymphoma (FL), the second most common non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), is well-characterized by a classic histological appearance and an indolent course. Current treatment protocols for FL range from close observation to immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapies. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman diagnosed by excisional biopsy with stage IIIa, grade 1 FL. In addition to close observation, the patient underwent a medically supervised 21-day water-only fast, after which enlarged lymph nodes were substantially reduced in size. The patient then consumed a diet of minimally processed plant foods free of added sugar, oil, and salt (SOS) and has remained on the diet since leaving the residential facility. At 6 and 9-month follow-up visits, the patient’s lymph nodes were non-palpable, and she remained asymptomatic. This case establishes a basis for further studies evaluating water-only fasting and a plant foods, SOS-free diet as a treatment protocol for FL.
Goldhamer AC, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2015. doi:10.1136/bcr-2015-211582
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