Effect of traditional Chinese medicine in improving quality of life of patients with non-small cell lung cancer in late stage / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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(12): 389-393, 2006.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in improving quality of life of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in III or IV stage, for establishing TCM therapeutic regimen on late NSCLC.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 294 patients in 6 hospitals were randomly assigned into three groups, 99 in the TCM group treated with TCM according to disease and syndrome differentiation, 92 treated with chemotherapy in the western group and 103 treated with combined therapy of TCM and chemotherapy in the integrative group. Six items, including physical status, social/family status, intercourse with physicians, emotional status, functional status and additional concerning status, were investigated and analyzed by using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-lung (FACT-L).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The scores of social/family status and intercourse with physicians were insignificantly different in all three groups before and after treatment (P > 0.05). The improvement of physical status in the TCM group, and that of emotional status, functional status and additional concerned status in the integrative medicine group were superior to those in the other groups (P< 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>TCM has certain antagonistic effect on the adverse reaction of chemotherapy, and it can improve the quality of life of patients to certain extent.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas
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Usos Terapêuticos
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Medicina Tradicional Chinesa
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2006
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