A study of support-therapeutic effect and reducing side effect for high-dose vitamin C use of gynecological cancer patients with chemotherapy.
- Author:
Myeong Su JEONG
1
;
Ji Yeung JEONG
;
Hye Eun PARK
;
Chun June LEE
;
Young Lim OH
;
Won Gyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. l1000jun@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
High-dose vitamin C;
Gynecological cancer;
Chemotherapy
- MeSH:
Ascorbic Acid*;
Blood Platelets;
Classification;
Creatinine;
Drug Therapy*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Liver;
Nausea;
Nervous System;
Ovarian Neoplasms;
Prospective Studies;
Recurrence;
Survival Rate;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms;
Vitamins*;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
2007;18(2):93-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The high-dose vitamin C is useful in the cancer. Consequently its use should have become how many help even from gynecological cancer patient who is in chemotherapy. METHODS: The study was performed prospective on 57 patients who is diagnosed initially the gynecological cancer during chemotherapy at Gospel Hospital of Kosin University between January 2005 and October 2006. The study was divided to its use 29 (cervix cancer: 17, ovarian cancer 12) and no high-dose vitamin C use 28 (cervix cancer: 11, ovarian cancer 17). The cervix cancer was treated by FP chemotherapy for all stage and the ovarian cancer was treated by CC chemotherapy for stage 1, CT or PT chemotherapy for advanced stage for 6 times respectively regarding a treatment in tumor marker change aspect and the side effect researched GOG classifications. RESULTS: It evaluated the nausea and vomiting significantly in ovarian cancer (p<0.05). It evaluated for liver enzyme, Hb, WBC, platelet serum creatinine, sensory, motor nervous system and tumor marker with the high-dose vitamin C group does not have the difference from the control group statistically. CONCLUSION: The high-dose vitamin C is a possibility of reducing nausea and vomiting in the ovarian cancer chemotherapy without other side effect. The regarding a tumor marker change it was not significantly but when it analyzed a recurrence a survival rate with more patient and follow up in long period, its use of should have become how many help in gynecological cancer treatment.
