Effect of Gamibokryungbanha-tang on cancer nausea and vomiting: Report of two cases

Jeong, Jong-Soo; Yoon, S. Y.; Lee, Beom-Joon; Park, Jae-Woo

doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2009.01.003

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“…264 Herbal medication can also be used to decrease estrogen-deficiency symptoms associated with chemotherapy-related amenorrhea, 265 or to reduce adverse gastrointestinal treatment effects, such as diarrhea or vomiting. 266,267 Radiation-induced xerostomia is a dry mouth condition caused by radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer, and it can significantly impair patients' quality of life. Multiple studies have revealed that acupuncture provides significant symptom relief compared to a control group.…”

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Cancer Prevention and Therapy

et al. 2013

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In spite of billions of dollars spent on cancer research each year, overall cancer incidence and cancer survival has not changed significantly in the last half century. Instead, the recent projection from the World Health Organization suggests that global cancer incidence and death is expected to double within the next decade. This requires an "out of the box" thinking approach. While traditional medicine used for thousands of years is safe and affordable, its efficacy and mechanism of action are not fully reported. Demonstrating that traditional medicine is efficacious and how it works can provide a "bed to bench" and "bench to bed" back approach toward prevention and treatment of cancer. This current review is an attempt to describe the contributions of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) to modern medicine and, in particular, cancer treatment. TKM suggests that cancer is an outcome of an imbalance of body, mind, and spirit; thus, it requires a multimodal treatment approach that involves lifestyle modification, herbal prescription, acupuncture, moxibustion, traditional exercise, and meditation to restore the balance. Old wisdoms in combination with modern science can find a new way to deal with the "emperor of all maladies."

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