Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs in the Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-167

  Wu, Taixiang ^a   Yang, Xunzhe ^a   Zeng, Xiaoxi ^a   Eslick, Guy D ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effect; Esophageal cancer; Systematic review; Traditional Chinese medicine; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINATE CALCIUM; LIUWEI DIHUANG WAN; MEGESTROL ACETATE; SIJUNZI TANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZHENXIANG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 62649154755     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2009.01.006     Document Type: Review

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