Clinical Observation of Chinese Herbal Medicine Combined with Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:中药配合放射治疗鼻咽癌的临床观察
- Author:
Xiaodong WU
;
Jianjun SHI
;
Jinquan LIU
;
Zhaowu WANG
;
Yuandong WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS/TCM - WM therapy;
NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS/radiotherapy;
BLOOD ACT STASIS REMOV;
NOURISHING YIN CLEARING HEAT;
REINFORCING QI NOURISHING YIN;
BODY FLUID REGENERATING
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2001;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To search a reasonable approach to the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NC) with traditional Chinese medicine integrated with western medicine. [ Methods ] Seventy - six cases of NC were randomized into Group A and Group B. Group A ( n = 39) was treated with herbs for activating blood and removing blood - stasis, nourishing yin and clearing heat during radiotherapy and herbs for replenishing qi and nourishing yin, generating body fluid, moistening dryness and clearing heat after radiotherapy. Group B ( n = 37) was treated with radiotherapy alone. Short - term therapeutic effect, long - term survival rate, the relief of main symptoms, the reduction of cervical lymph node metastasis and side effect of radiotherapy in the two groups were observed. [ Results ] After treatment, the complete relief (CR) rate was 84.6% and 15.4% and partial relief (PR) rate was 73.0% and 27.0% in Group A and B respectively, the differences being significant ( P
