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Breast cancer is a systemic malignant tumor caused by multiple pathogenic factors， and its pathological mechanism is complex and has not been clarified so far. It has gradually become the largest killer threatening women's life. The common method for the treatment of breast cancer is lesion resection combined with radiation and chemical therapy， endocrine therapy， or targeted therapy. However， due to the limitations of western medicine therapies， there are still considerable breast cancer patients with poor disease control and high tumor recurrence rate in clinical practice. At the same time， the side effects and complications produced by these therapies affect the quality of life of patients. Therefore， it is urgent to develop new drugs or find safe and effective alternative therapies against breast cancer. Volatile oil （VO）， as a unique volatile component of Chinese herbal medicines， has anti-inflammatory， antiviral， and anti-tumor activities. It has been applied in the treatment of breast cancer and has demonstrated good efficacy by exerting the unique effects of strengthening healthy Qi， eliminating pathogenic factors， moving Qi， resolving stasis， warming Yang， soothing liver， and relieving depression. The recent studies have confirmed that VO and its chemical components can prevent and treat breast cancer via multiple mechanisms， while there is a lack of systematic review. The relevant literature published in recent years has demonstrated that VO can inhibit the occurrence and development of breast cancer by regulating the level of estrogen， inhibiting the proliferation and inducing the apoptosis of cancer cells， enhancing immunity， resisting inflammation， and regulating emotions. We introduced the pathogenesis of breast cancer， as well as the mechanisms and advantages of VO in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer， aiming to provide new ideas for the research on VO in the treatment of breast cancer.
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BACKGROUND:Total knee arthroplasty has matured in clinical treatment. LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing System (Zimmer, USA) artificial knee prosthesis is the high-flexion rotating platform type knee prosthesis. The time of its clinical application in China is short, so its advantages have not been reported. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the preliminary clinical outcome of the total knee arthroplasty with LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing system artificial knee prosthesis (Zimmer, USA), and to assess the biocompatibility of artificial prosthesis and host using range of motion of knee and function after replacement. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients (42 knees) undergoing total knee arthroplasty using Zimmer LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing prostheses (high-flexion rotating platform type knee prosthesis) in The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University from February 2012 to March 2014, including 9 males (10 knees) and 28 females (32 knees), aged 47-78 years, averagely 63.7 years. Bone cement fixation was used, and the patel a was not treated with replacement. Postoperative complications were observed. Ranges of motion of knee joint preoperatively and postoperatively were compared. The recovery of knee joint function was evaluated using Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 34 cases (38 knees) were fol owed up for 6-28 months. Range of motion of knee joint improved from 88.5° before operation to 124.2° after operation on average. Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score improved from 52.5 before replacement to 91.1 after replacement, showing significant differences (P<0.01). Therapeutic effects were assessed according to Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score:excel ent in 20 cases, good in 16 cases, average in 2 cases, with an excel ent and good rate of 95%. The incidence of various complications was low. These data suggested that short-period clinical outcomes of high-flexion rotating platform type knee prosthesis replacement are satisfactory. This prosthesis has advantages in its design, which is more close to the physical structure of knee joint, but its long-period outcomes deserve further investigations.
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BACKGROUND:Compared with the fixation of bone cement prosthesis,the fixation of cementless femoral prosthesis does not have the folowing worries,including cement-prosthesis separation,cement sheath rupture,and cement debris-induced osteolysis.Long-term outcomes are good,and the survival rate is high.OBJECTIVE: To observe the preliminary clinical results and complications of total hip arthroplasty with Accolade TMZF cementless femoral stem.METHODS:From February 2010 to July 2012,67 patients (70 hips) underwent primary total hip arthroplasty with cementless femoral stem.Al patients were treated with Accolade TMZF Biological hip prosthesis system.Femoral component was treated with the same Accolade TMZF cementless femoral stem.Acetabular component was treated with Secure-fit HA and Trident PSL HA.The first mortar joint friction surface was treated withceramic-ceramic composite in 49 hips,ceramic-polyethylene composite in 19 hips and metal-polyethylene composite in 2 hips.After replacement,hip imaging data were utilized to assess biological fixation of femoral stem prosthesis,osteolysis surrounding the prosthesis,and prosthesis subsidence,and to observe hip function,thigh pain and complications.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al cases were folowed up for more than 2 years.The mean Harris hip score was (32.7±6.2) preoperatively,and improved to (89.2±5.1) during final folow-up.During final folow-up,four patients (6％) suffered from slight pain.No moderate and severe pain or extremely severe pain occurred.None of the patients needed second operation due to failure for various reasons.X-ray films showed that no prosthesis displacement or loosening.Bone fixation surrounding the prosthesis was visible at the femoral side.Only one hip had subsidence of less than 2 mm,and the remaining did not experience subsidence.No blood vessels or nerve injury appeared during the surgery.During prosthesis placement,femoral calcar cleavage fracture occurred in 4 hips,so wire cerclage was used.Deep vein thrombosis in the lower limb or fractures surrounding the prosthesis was not found after placement.These results indicated that the preliminary clinical results of primary total hip arthroplasty with Accolade TMZF cementless femoral stem are encouraging,can effectively improve the function of hip joint.But the folow-up time is shorter,mid-term long-term curative effect should be further observed.