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Chinese Herbal Medicine as an Adjunctive Therapy Ameliorated the Incidence of Chronic Hepatitis in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Joint Authors
Huang, Kuo-Chin
Chiang, Jen-Huai
Yen, Hung-Rong
Su, Yuan-Chih
Huang, Sheng-Teng
Chang, Hen-Hong
Sun, Mao-Feng
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We conducted a National Health Insurance Research Database-based Taiwanese nationwide population-based cohort study to evaluate whether Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) treatment decreased the incidence of chronic hepatitis in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
A total of 81171 patients were diagnosed with breast cancer within the defined study period.
After randomly equal matching, data from 13856 patients were analyzed.
Hazard ratios of incidence rate of chronic hepatitis were used to determine the influence and therapeutic potential of CHM in patients with breast cancer.
The patients with breast cancer receiving CHM treatment exhibited a significantly decreased incidence rate of chronic hepatitis even across the stratification of age, CCI score, and treatments.
The cumulative incidence of chronic hepatitis for a period of seven years after initial breast cancer diagnosis was also reduced in the patients receiving CHM treatment.
The ten most commonly used single herbs and formulas were effective in protecting liver function in patients with breast cancer, where Hedyotis diffusa and Jia-Wei-Xiao-Yao-San were the most commonly used herbal agents.
In conclusion, our study provided information that western medicine therapy combined with CHM as an adjuvant modality may have a significant impact on liver protection in patients with breast cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Kuo-Chin& Yen, Hung-Rong& Chiang, Jen-Huai& Su, Yuan-Chih& Sun, Mao-Feng& Chang, Hen-Hong…[et al.]. 2017. Chinese Herbal Medicine as an Adjunctive Therapy Ameliorated the Incidence of Chronic Hepatitis in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Kuo-Chin…[et al.]. Chinese Herbal Medicine as an Adjunctive Therapy Ameliorated the Incidence of Chronic Hepatitis in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152928
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Kuo-Chin& Yen, Hung-Rong& Chiang, Jen-Huai& Su, Yuan-Chih& Sun, Mao-Feng& Chang, Hen-Hong…[et al.]. Chinese Herbal Medicine as an Adjunctive Therapy Ameliorated the Incidence of Chronic Hepatitis in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1152928
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1152928