Does colon cancer cause back pain? Will homeopathic remedies help?
Unfortunately, colon cancer frequently causes back pain and pain in various parts of the abdomen. There certainly could be other causes but asking your dad's oncologist if the pain is due to the cancer is reasonable so that the pain can be treated.
I am assuming that you meant homeopathic doses of chemotherapy, which are defined as very low doses when the main goal is prevention of side effects rather than trying to fight the cancer. Frequently homeopathic doses do little against the cancer but they are meant not to cause harm and still have some hope of fighting the cancer.
Your father could do homeopathic doses depending on how his doctor feels. He or she may have reasons for not giving them. Other possibilities might be a clinical trial of a new drug if he is eligible. You were clear however, that your dad does not want his cancer to be aggressively treated because of the side effects. The remaining choices would then be palliative care to treat his symptoms possibly as part of hospice.
