Prolonged water-only fasting in the management of low-grade follicular lymphoma: a case series.
J Med Case Rep
; 18(1): 302, 2024 Jul 03.
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BACKGROUND:
Follicular lymphoma typically follows an indolent and relapsing course often requiring several treatment cycles to achieve remission. Some patients opt to use complementary and alternative therapies particularly when observation is a treatment option. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present a case series of three patients, a 50-year-old, White, Hispanic female, 56-year-old, White, non-Hispanic male, and 49-year-old, White, non-Hispanic male, who elected to undergo one or more prolonged water-only fasting and refeeding interventions to manage low to intermediate grade follicular lymphoma. Fasting was well tolerated in each patient. Each patient also experienced a reduction in the size and avidity of hypermetabolic lymph nodes as independently determined by their respective oncologists.CONCLUSION:
The reported cases demonstrate positive outcomes in low-grade follicular lymphoma coinciding with prolonged water-only fasting and exclusively whole-plant-food dietary interventions. These findings highlight the potential of such interventions and warrant further exploration through preliminary observational research.Palabras clave
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Linfoma Folicular
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J Med Case Rep
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2024
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