Restorative effect of vitexin on the response to lymphatic cell transformation for breast cancer patients treated by radiotherapy
- Author:
Nguyen Boi Huong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Breast cancer
- MeSH:
Breast Neoplasms;
Radiotherapy;
Disease;
Therapeutics;
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;439(1):34-36
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Despite the age, the profession, the living locality, patients with breast cancer of II, III stage, treated by surgery plus radiotherapy, in post-operation follow up at K Hospital. 60 patients were treated by tablets of vitexin for 2 months and 30 controlled subjects used 50mg vitamin C as placebo. In vitexin group after radiotherapy, lympho cell count was restored by 71.6%, while in control group, the restoration of lympho cell counts has no statistic signification. Results of study show the efficacy of vitexin after radiotherapy for breast cancer patients, the immunological response is strengthened
