Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review

Esophageal cancer (EC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Western medicine has played a leading role in its treatment, but its prognosis remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, the development of effective therapies is important. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been pra...

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Autores principales: Luchang Cao MB, Xinmiao Wang MMed, Guanghui Zhu MMed, Shixin Li MB, Heping Wang MMed, Jingyuan Wu MB, Taicheng Lu MB, Jie Li PhD
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Publicado: SAGE Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/8e3e6a64d941429c80a2372ed974729d
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Sumario:Esophageal cancer (EC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Western medicine has played a leading role in its treatment, but its prognosis remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, the development of effective therapies is important. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years, and involves taking measures before diseases occur, deteriorate, and recur. Interestingly, there is growing evidence that TCM can improve the therapeutic effects in reversing precancerous lesions, inhibiting the recurrence and metastasis of EC. In this article, we review traditional Chinese herbs and formulas that have preventive and therapeutic effects on EC, summarize the application and research status of TCM in patients with EC, and discuss its shortcomings and prospects in the context of translational, evidence-based, and precision medicine.