Study Development of Liver Depression Syndrome in Breast Cancer / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer of women worldwide. Over the past 20 years, the incidence and mortality rates of BC have increased and have ranked the first place of the female cancer in our country. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), etiology and pathogenesis of BC have long been recognized. Base on these basic theories, TCM physicians have developed their typical opinions on BC treatment. Liver depression has been considered as the key point and the main syndrome type in BC syndrome differentiation. It showed the impor-tance of liver depression syndrome in breast cancer and provided ideas for clinical treatment. With the development of modern science, several experimental and clinical studies have found that liver depression syndrome is closely related to BC. Further study on liver depression syndrome in BC procession may not only helpful to screen high-risk BC groups and improve the early diagnosis rate but also helpful to find new drug targets.