Retrospective Clinical Study of TCM Syndrome Features of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- VernacularTitle:晚期非小细胞肺癌中医证候特征回顾性临床研究
- Author:
Li HOU
;
Miao JIANG
;
Xinyi CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
non-small-cell lung cancer;
TCM syndrome features;
factor analysis;
retrospective clinical study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To support a reasonable and standard TCM treatment principle for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by exploring TCM syndrome features in NSCLC patients with factor analysis. Methods 105 cases of advanced NSCLC patients,who were admitted to the hospital after 1st January,1998 from 18 to 75 years old,were studied retrospectively with factor analysis of the data. Results According to analysis and synthesis of tongue,pulse and symptoms,the deficiency of qi and yin (37.14%) and the stagnation of phlegm and blood stasis (39.05%) were the major syndromes when advanced NSCLC was diagnosed. Conclusion One of TCM intervention treatment principles for NSCLC,which includes invigorating qi and yin,promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis,regulating the flow of qi and resolving phlegm,is proposed to instruct the application of herbs,Chinese traditional patent medicines or injections in integration treatment and stage treatment for improving quality of life and elongating survival period.
