Burkitts Lymphoma

Also Know As B Cell Lymphoma

Sign/Symptoms
Lymph Nodes Sudden Growth Lymph Nodes Swollen (Glands)

Drugs
Allopurinol Cortisone

Treatments
Alternative Medicine Mistletoe (Iscador, Viscum Album) No Recommendation Low Evidence Vitae Elixxir No Recommendation Very Low Evidence

Attributes
Commonality is rare Incidence is approximately 1 in 2,500,000 people

Further Tests
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP, Serum AFP, Blood) Alpha-Fetoprotein (Non-Pregnant, Serum) (Increased) Blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Blood hCG) (Increased) Calcium Concentration (Blood, Total) Calcium (Blood, Total) (Increased) Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein Electrophoresis Alpha-1-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF) (Increased) Alpha-2-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF) (Increased) Beta-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF) (Increased) Gamma-Globulin (Cerebrospinal Fluid, CSF) (Increased) Fecal Fat Determination (Fat Absorption Test, Fecal Fat Stain) Fecal Fat (Increased) Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF) Concentration Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF) (Increased) Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps) Fibrin Split Products (Increased) Heamatocrit (Hct) RBC Mass (Decreased) Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration Hemoglobin (Hb) (Decreased) Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping B Cells (CD19 Percentage) (Decreased) Phosphate Concentration (PO4, Phosphorus) Phosphate (PO4, Phosphorus, P) (Increased) Platelet Count Platelets (Increased) Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein) Beta Globulin (Decreased) Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count Red Blood Cells (RBC) (Decreased) Urine B2 Microglobulin Concentration Urine B2 Microglobulin (Increased) Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) (Increased) White Blood Cell (WBC) Count White Blood Cell (WBC) (Increased)

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Vitae Elixxir[1, 7, 8]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Warning: Possible side effects of Vitae Elixxir include diarrhoea, pain, and a general worsening of existing symptoms.

Recommendation: No recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that vitae elixir helps to treat Lymphoma)

Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence

Mistletoe (Iscador, Viscum Album) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. WARNING: The mistletoe plant should NOT be eaten because it is poisonous. May cause seizures, coma and death. It should only be taken as a purified mistletoe extract, and only in recommended doses.

Recommendation: No recommendation (Studies on the effect of Mistletoe on Burkitts Lymphomas have yielded mixed, conflicting results. More research is needed.)

Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence

Ultraviolet Light Therapy:

Recommendation: Weakly in favor (UV light therapy is effective in treating Burkitts Lymphoma)

Grade of Evidence: Moderate quality of evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/mistletoe

3. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/mistletoe/ataglance.htm

4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002883.htm

5. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mistle40.html

6. http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7582/1293.full?ijkey=56e55886cc53e0c478801e74001edc3bea1c322e&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

7. http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/vitaeelixxir.html

8. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/vitae-elixxir

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