Role of Ayurveda in Breast Cancer Treatment

Ayurveda, which means science of long life, is at least a 5,000-year-old system of Indian medicine (1500–1000 BC) designed to promote good health and longevity rather than to ght disease and was practiced by physicians and surgeons (called bheshaja or vaidya). Ayurveda, the holistic science has multi-targeted herbal drugs , adjuvant therapy to offer in addition to the conventional medicine in the management of Breast cancer. [1] Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women globally and in India. The higher prevalence of advanced breast cancer (ABC) in elderly women is attributable to delayed diagnosis, lack of sufcient health care resources, Variablity in disease presentation and progression and high costs for conventional treatment[2].Cancer is a malignant growth or tumour resulting from an uncontrolled division of cells. Cancers gure among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide,with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer related deaths (W.H.O)[3]. Many promising remedies for breast cancer are included in Ayurveda, the Indian system of medicine. The present review concentrates on the available literature found in Ayurveda regarding plants and breast cancer.[4]