Study Progress on Breast Cancer Metastasis to Bone Treated with Chinese Herbs
10.11842/wst.2013.06.037
- VernacularTitle:中药抗乳腺癌骨转移实验研究进展
- Author:
Xiaohui ZHANG
;
Xianghui HAN
;
Sheng LIU
;
Chunli WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer;
bone metastasis;
Chinese herbs;
molecular mechanism;
review
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2013;(6):1447-1450
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Bone is the most common metastatic site of breast cancer . And breast cancer metastasis to bone can lead to osteoporosis , hypercalcemia , spinal cord compression and pathological fracture , which seriously impact the patientsˊ quality of life and survival . Chinese herbs have a potential advantage in the treatment of breast cancer metastasis to bone. In recent ten years, a number of studies showed that Chinese medicine monomers, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) extracts, and Chinese herbal compound prescriptions played a role in in-hibiting breast cancer cell proliferation , invading and relieving the bone destruction and bone pain by different molecular mechanisms .
