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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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/8e3e6a64d941429c80a2372ed974729d
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8e3e6a64d941429c80a2372ed974729d2021-12-02T01:03:19ZTraditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review1534-73541552-695X10.1177/15347354211061720https://doaj.org/article/8e3e6a64d941429c80a2372ed974729d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/15347354211061720https://doaj.org/toc/1534-7354https://doaj.org/toc/1552-695XEsophageal 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.Luchang Cao MBXinmiao Wang MMedGuanghui Zhu MMedShixin Li MBHeping Wang MMedJingyuan Wu MBTaicheng Lu MBJie Li PhDSAGE PublishingarticleNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENIntegrative Cancer Therapies, Vol 20 (2021)
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topic	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282
spellingShingle	Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 Luchang Cao MB Xinmiao Wang MMed Guanghui Zhu MMed Shixin Li MB Heping Wang MMed Jingyuan Wu MB Taicheng Lu MB Jie Li PhD Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review
description	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.
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author	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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title	Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review
title_short	Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review
title_full	Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review
title_fullStr	Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed	Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review
title_sort	traditional chinese medicine therapy for esophageal cancer: a literature review
publisher	SAGE Publishing
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/8e3e6a64d941429c80a2372ed974729d
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: A Literature Review

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