Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature
Joint Authors
Li, Xun
Yang, Guo-Yan
Liu, Jian-Ping
Guo, Yu
Li, Xiaoli
Wang, Lu
Li, Jia
Song, Xue
Chen, Jizhong
Sun, Xiaoxuan
Wang, Shana
Zhang, Zhiqi
Zhou, Xiaoyun
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely used in cancer in China.
Case series report a series of cases exposed to a certain intervention.
To understand the current situation of case series of TCM for cancer, we performed this review.
We included case series of cancer patients treated with TCM therapy.
Electronic searches were conducted in four main Chinese databases until February 2011.
A total of 1,217 reports of case series (92,945 patients) were included.
The top five types of cancer were lung cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, leukemia, and esophageal cancer.
Leukopenia and hiccup treated by TCM were the most common adverse reactions after surgery or induced by chemo/radiotherapy.
More than half of the patients were treated with TCM therapies alone.
The application of herbal medicines especially formula based on syndrome differentiation was highly prevalent, and the typical administration route was oral usage.
1,182 reports were published in a structured format.
The quantity of TCM case series for cancer treatment is substantial.
Further studies should focus on the most common types of cancer and the most frequently applied TCM therapies.
We presented a recommendation from the methodological point of view for the format of reporting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Guo-Yan& Li, Xun& Li, Xiaoli& Wang, Lu& Li, Jia& Song, Xue…[et al.]. 2012. Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028522
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Guo-Yan…[et al.]. Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028522
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Guo-Yan& Li, Xun& Li, Xiaoli& Wang, Lu& Li, Jia& Song, Xue…[et al.]. Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028522
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028522