The role of Chinese medicine in cancer care—a critical review

Jiang, Dan; Meng, Fanrong; Li, Lily; Qu, Fan

doi:10.15806/j.issn.2311-8571.2015.0007

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“…The most common treatment regime is combination of chemotherapy and TCM herbs [6]. However, we treated our patient only with TCM herbs, to avoid the harmful and toxic effects from the chemotherapy and radiotherapy.…”

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“…Although the treatment is slow and takes some time to see the positive results, the condition improves continuously, safely and steadily. The herbal treatment aim is to re-establish the system to promote its own capacity to heal itself [6]. TCM usually uses combination of herbal formulas.…”

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“…It is used to improve and support the blood flow and Qi energy, to promote the blood flow, resolve the stagnation and reduce the inflammation [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]. In some cases acupuncture treatment can be added too to help the patients who experience pain, fatigue, hot flushes, dry mouth, nausea and other symptoms [6].…”

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Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Post-Operative Treatment with Chinese Herbs

Zhu¹,

Arsovska²,

Kozovska³

2018

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Colorectal cancer is malignancy of the colon or rectum. Adenocarcinoma is the most common colorectal cancer. These malignant cancer cells grow inside the colon and the rectum. Large clusters of these cells form structures known as tumors. Our treated patient is a 48 year old male who has undergone colorectal adenocarcinoma surgery in stage IIIB. During the surgery he was resected part of the colon with a total length of 57 cm. We started the treatment with Chinese herbs immediately after the surgery with no additional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Herbs used in the treatment are Cordyceps sinensis, Ganoderma broken spores (Reishi) and Yunnan Baiyao. Before the surgery the patient was pale, exhausted, with abdominal pain on the left side under the ribs, Iron (Fe) was very low-7, tumor marker (CEA) was high-39.64 ng/mL, hematochezia was present and with insulin intake of 34 units (the patient is diabetic). Two months after using the herbs daily, the patient blood analysis was improved, Iron (Fe) is elevated, no hematochezia is detected, organs are with normal findings, normal color of the face is restored, post-operative scar healed very well and quickly and insulin intake is reduced from 34 to 6 units. After 6 months of treatment the results are amazing, the patient is in excellent health condition, the treatment is completed and is no longer taking any medications. With the herbal treatment we succeeded to keep the patient in good health, boost the immune system and improve the Qi energy flow.

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Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Post-Operative Treatment with Chinese Herbs

Zhu¹,

Arsovska²,

Kozovska³

2018

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“…There were a total of 1616 patients in 20 RCTs included (Deng et [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] All the studies were published in Chinese and completed in China. There were 849 patients in the treatment group and 767 in the control group.…”

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The Efficacy of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Zhang

et al. 2023

Advanced Biology

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This study aims to evaluate the comparative efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) and analgesics in treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and provide evidence‐based medical support for EA for the treatment of KOA. Randomized controlled trials from January 2012 to December 2021 are included in electronic databases. The Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized trials is used to assess the risk of bias in the included studies, while the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation is used to assess the quality of evidence. Statistical analyses are performed using Review Manager V5.4. There are 1616 patients from 20 clinical studies, including 849 patients in the treatment group and 767 patients in the control group. The effective rate in the treatment group is significantly higher than in the control group (p < 0.00001). In the treatment group, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) stiffness scores are significantly improved as compared to the control group (p < 0.0001). However, EA is similar to analgesics in improving visual analog scale scores and WOMAC subitems such as pain and joint function. EA is effective in treating KOA because it can significantly improve clinical symptoms and quality of life in KOA patients.

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“…The vast majority of patients with gastric cancer need radical gastrectomy. With continuous changes in diet, many patients will experience a variety of basic diseases, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, which gradually increases the incidence of postoperative complications [13][14][15][16]. Therefore, some patients need to be transferred to the ICU for treatment after surgery.…”

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Effect of the Postoperative Pain Management Model on the Psychological Status and Quality of Life of Patients in the Advanced Intensive Care Unit

Wang,

Zhang

2024

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Objective: it was to explore the influence of the postoperative pain management mode on the psychological state, quality of life (QOL), and nursing satisfaction of late patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and improve the nursing effect of late patients in the ICU. Methods: seventy patients who were admitted to the postoperative ICU for gastric cancer and received treatment in our hospital from March 2021 to May 2022 were selected. The patients were assigned into a research group and a control (Ctrl) group according to a random number table, with 70 cases in each group. The Ctrl group received routine nursing intervention, while research group received nursing intervention based on routine nursing intervention with postoperative pain management mode and received psychological care. Good communication was established with the patients, and the postoperative pain assessment was well conducted. The general information, state-trait anxiety (STAI) score, World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Instrument (WHO QOL-BREF) score, and care satisfaction were compared. Results: the general information differed slightly, such as sex, age, and ward type, between groups, with comparability (P > 0.05). S-AI scores (13.15 ± 1.53 vs. 16.23 ± 1.24) and T-AI scores (14.73 ± 3.12 vs. 18.73 ± 3.16) in research group were inferior to those in Ctrl group (P < 0.05). The scores of patients in research group in the physiological field (78.9 ± 6.1 points vs. 72.3 ± 5.6 points), social relationship field (76.9 ± 4.5 points vs. 71.3 ± 4.8 points), psychological field (78.6 ± 6.2 points vs. 72.4 ± 5.3 points), environmental field (78.6 ± 6.7 points vs. 73.5 ± 6.4 points), and total QOL (79.5 ± 7.4 points vs. 71.6 ± 5.4 points) were higher than those in Ctrl group (P< 0.05). The total satisfaction rate with nursing care in research group (82.85%) was dramatically superior to that in Ctrl group (62.85%) (P< 0.05). Conclusion: the adoption of a postoperative pain management model in postoperative nursing interventions for patients in advanced ICUs can alleviate anxiety and depression, improve patients’ QOL and nursing satisfaction, and have clinical promotion value.

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The role of Chinese medicine in cancer care—a critical review

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Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Post-Operative Treatment with Chinese Herbs

Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Post-Operative Treatment with Chinese Herbs

The Efficacy of Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Effect of the Postoperative Pain Management Model on the Psychological Status and Quality of Life of Patients in the Advanced Intensive Care Unit

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