Effect of traditional Chinese medicine on survival and quality of life in patients with esophageal carcinoma after esophagectomy

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-179

  Lu, Ping ^a   Liang, Qiu Dong ^a   Li, Rong ^a   Niu, Hong Rui ^a   Kou, Xiao Ge ^a   Xi, Hong Jun ^a  

^a XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Post esophagectomy; Quality of life; Survival rate; Traditional Chinese drug therapy

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA ROOT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHINESE DRUG; CISPLATIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; FOLINATE CALCIUM; FOLINIC ACID; HERBA HEDYOTIS DIFFUSAE; HERBA SALVIAE CHINENSIS EXTRACT; OPHIOPOGON ROOT; PACLITAXEL; PLANT EXTRACT; PSEUDOBULBUS CREMASTRAE SEU PLEIONES EXTRACT; RADIX PSEUDOSTELLARIAE EXTRACT; RADIX REHMANNIAE EXTRACT; RADIX TRICHOSANTHES EXTRACT; RHIZOMA POLYGONATI ODORATI EXTRACT; SPICA PRUNELLAE EXTRACT; TROPISETRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

EID: 33749559184     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02836517     Document Type: Article

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