Epidemiological Investigation of Constitutional Types of TCM in 355 Cases of Tumor
- VernacularTitle:355例肿瘤患者中医体质类型流行病学调查研究
- Author:
Xiangnong ZHANG
;
Xin WANG
;
Mei WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
constitution categories in TCM;
epidemiological investigate;
gastroenteric carcinomas;
lung cancer
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the distributed regularity of constitutional types of patients who suffered the gastroenteric carcinomas and lung cancer by epidemiological investigation of constitutional types,in order to analyze the characteristics of different kinds of tumor patients.Methods The standardized Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire(CCMQ) was answered by 355 patients to evaluate the scores of all kinds of constitutional types.The individual constitutional type was distinguished by the top score method,and the distribution rules of constitutional types in different kinds of tumor patients was analyzed.Results Among the tumor patients,the gentleness type accounted for 17.46 percent,eight pathological constitutions accounted for 82.54 percent.The most two types of pathological constitutions in gastroenteric carcinomas patients were Yang-deficiency and Qi-deficiency,which accounted for 23.98 percent and 23.39 percent respectively,while the majority of that in lung cancer patients were Qi-deficiency(42.93%) and Yang-deficiency(15.76%).Conclusion The patients suffering from different kinds of tumor have different constitution characteristics.It is a better idea to integrate the constitution analysis with syndrome differentiation treatment in clinical practice.
