Traditional Chinese medicine in the Chinese health care system

Xu, Judy; Yang, Yongchang

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.09.003

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“…Having developed over thousands of years, TCM is considered to be a complete system of healthcare and includes a complex herbal therapeutic component (87). Following treatment with TCM, patients with FAP have exhibited long-term survival and reduced colorectal symptoms, which provides evidence for the use of Chinese herbal medicine in the successful prevention and treatment of FAP (83,84).…”

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Familial adenomatous polyposis in China

Yang

Liu

et al. 2016

Oncology Letters

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Abstract. Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant disease with a poor prognosis, and has been studied by clinicians and geneticists in China for the past three decades. It is estimated that FAP has an incidence of between 1 in 8,000 and 1 in 10,000 individuals, and accounts for 0.94% of colorectal cancer cases in China. Recent advances in the understanding of FAP suggest that the genotype of the patient may allow for early diagnosis and surveillance, and guide surgical and chemopreventive management. However, the genetic mechanisms of FAP vary between different countries. FAP in China has its own characteristics, and this may be due to ethnic and geographical genetic variation. In the present review the clinical manifestations and genetics of FAP in China are discussed, as well as the surgical strategies, chemotherapeutics and traditional Chinese medicines used in its treatment. Increased insight into the genetic and clinical features of FAP in the Chinese population may aid in the prevention and management of the disorder.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Familial adenomatous polyposis in China

Yang

Liu

et al. 2016

Oncology Letters

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“…TCM theory believes in every cell as a small unit of harmony and highlights the unity of body, mind and spirit as a whole. It is considered every part of human body is integrated and closely connected to each other [23]. The imbalance of the wellbeing of one part has manifestations from the associated parts of the body.…”

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“…Taking advantages of both, contemporarily, health practices in China are often a combination of Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The combination is also being gradually accepted in modern Western society healthcare [23]. Particularly, Westerners also started to seek alternative medicine to enhance health and wellbeing.…”

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A Cross-Cultural Study of Music in History

Cui

Agyeman

Knox

2016

IJCH

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Abstract-Music lives in every culture, yet most investigations into music are based on Western music and Western listeners. This has not only ignored the cultural richness in music itself, but has also limited the impact of research on large varieties of societies. In reality, music is multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-facet. Evident in communication, education and healthcare systems, multi-cultural challenges have also merged into many aspects of our historical and contemporary societies. Moreover, rapid changes of the society and fast evolutionary development of media and technology have enriched world wealth of music. In this paper, we demonstrate that music has a rich but cross-cultural foundation in history with significance in linguistics, health and art. Consequently, we present a multi-disciplinary or multi-cultural study of music in history, revealing its significance in linguistics, health and wellbeing.

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“…Currently, TCM accounts for 40% of all health services delivered in China, and it has been part of the formal Chinese healthcare system since 1950 under the political directives of Mao Tse Tung [2]. However, the development of TCM in Hong Kong followed a different path as it was not recognized by the Government as part of the formal healthcare system until 1997 when Hong Kong was reunited with China.…”

Section: The Role Of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Tcm) In Health Sermentioning

confidence: 99%