Therapeutic Applications of Herbal Medicines for Cancer Patients
Joint Authors
Yin, Shu-Yi
Wei, Wen-Chi
Yang, Ning-Sun
Jian, Feng-Yin
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-07-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Medicinal herbs and their derivative phytocompounds are being increasingly recognized as useful complementary treatments for cancer.
A large volume of clinical studies have reported the beneficial effects of herbal medicines on the survival, immune modulation, and quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients, when these herbal medicines are used in combination with conventional therapeutics.
Here, we briefly review some examples of clinical studies that investigated the use of herbal medicines for various cancers and the development of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in this emerging research area.
In addition, we also report recent studies on the biochemical and cellular mechanisms of herbal medicines in specific tumor microenvironments and the potential application of specific phytochemicals in cell-based cancer vaccine systems.
This review should provide useful technological support for evidence-based application of herbal medicines in cancer therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yin, Shu-Yi& Wei, Wen-Chi& Jian, Feng-Yin& Yang, Ning-Sun. 2013. Therapeutic Applications of Herbal Medicines for Cancer Patients. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yin, Shu-Yi…[et al.]. Therapeutic Applications of Herbal Medicines for Cancer Patients. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-15.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yin, Shu-Yi& Wei, Wen-Chi& Jian, Feng-Yin& Yang, Ning-Sun. Therapeutic Applications of Herbal Medicines for Cancer Patients. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461680
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461680