Surviving against all odds: analysis of 6 case studies of patients with cancer who followed the Gerson therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep disturbance is the second most bothersome symptom in patients with cancer, and it can significantly impair their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of the traditional herbal medicine Gamiguibi-tang (GGBT) in patients with cancer-related sleep disturbance. ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Lee JY,Oh HK,Ryu HS,Yoon SS,Eo W,Yoon SW

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of advances in medical treatment, the survival of cancer patients is prolonged. In line with the prolonged survival time of cancer the incidence of second primary cancer has increased. There is currently no effective way to prevent the occurrence of secondary primary cancer (SPC). OBJECTIVES:The aim...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Chang CC,Bi KW,Lin HJ,Su YC,Wang WL,Lin CY,Ting CF,Sun MF,Huang ST

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circadian production of melatonin by the pineal gland during the night provides an inhibitory signal to tissue-isolated steroid receptor SR+ and - MCF-7 human breast cancer xenografts in female nude rats. A pivotal mechanism for melatonin's anticancer effects in vivo involves a melatonin receptor-mediated inhibiti...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Blask DE,Dauchy RT,Brainard GC,Hanifin JP

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis evaluates the clinical evidence for the addition of traditional medicines (TMs) to oxaliplatin-based regimens for colorectal cancer (CRC) in terms of tumor response rate (TRR). Eight electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy combined with T...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Chen M,May BH,Zhou IW,Xue CC,Zhang AL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine which mode of exercise is preferred by breast cancer survivors and to evaluate this response between graded exercise testing on a treadmill and on a cycle ergometer. METHODS:Twelve breast cancer survivors completed 2 maximal aerobic stress tests on separate days. The women completed a ramp protoco...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Dolan LB,Lane K,McKenzie DC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While many cancer patients derive strength from spiritual or religious faith, concern often remains regarding how different patient subgroups and other community members might react to faith-based services when sponsored by a secular health care organization. METHODS:"A Sacred Gathering for Those Touched by...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Dann NJ,Higby DJ,Mertens WC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) has no cure, but acupuncture may provide relief through its known neuromodulation or neuroendocrine adjustment. This review aimed to assess the efficacy of acupuncture in treating CIPN. Method: A literature review following the PRISMA Statement was performe...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Chien TJ,Liu CY,Fang CJ,Kuo CY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: We evaluate longitudinal changes in symptom clusters and core burdensome symptoms in breast cancer patients who participated in the OptiTrain trial. Methods: 240 women were randomized to 16 weeks of supervised exercise (RT-HIIT or AT-HIIT) or usual care (UC) during adjuvant chemotherapy. Symptom clusters were...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Wiggenraad F,Bolam KA,Mijwel S,van der Wall E,Wengström Y,Altena R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) use human-animal interactions to positive effect in various contexts including cancer care. As the first installment of a 2-part series, this systematic literature review focuses on the research methods and quantitative results of AAI studies in oncology. We find methodological con...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Holder TRN,Gruen ME,Roberts DL,Somers T,Bozkurt A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There is a lack of information on therapies recommended by naturopathic doctors (NDs) for lung and gastroesophageal cancer care. Study objectives were to: (1) identify the most common interventions considered for use by NDs; (2) identify interventions NDs recommend to support key therapeutic g...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Seely D,Ennis JK,McDonell E,Zhao L

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2019, the World Health Assembly approved the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11), which included a traditional medicine chapter. This means that traditional medicine (TM) is incorporated into the mainstream medicine of the world. For TM to contribute to human health, the role of ICD-11,...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Choi SH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recurrence of cancer is a traumatic and stressful experience, and a number of approaches have been proposed to manage or treat the associated psychological distress. Meditative techniques such as mindfulness may be able to improve an individual's ability to cope with stressful life events such as cancer diagnosis or...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Arden-Close E,Mitchell F,Davies G,Bell L,Fogg C,Tarrant R,Gibbs R,Yeoh CC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional anticancer therapies still cause difficulties with selective eradication and accompanying side effects that reduce patients' quality of life (QOL). Fucoidan is extracted from seaweeds and has already exhibited broad bioactivities, including anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, in basic s...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Takahashi H,Kawaguchi M,Kitamura K,Narumiya S,Kawamura M,Tengan I,Nishimoto S,Hanamure Y,Majima Y,Tsubura S,Teruya K,Shirahata S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer of women in North America. Despite advances in treatment that have reduced mortality, breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer induced death. Several well established tools are used to screen for breast cancer including clinical breast exams, mammog...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Kennedy DA,Lee T,Seely D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer traditionally has been explained by the biomedical model; however, it is limited in comprehensively accounting for all factors in this disease. Recently, it has been suggested that a broader theoretical framework that includes psychosocial components in cancer is needed to complement the traditional approach. T...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Tacón AM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants from the Bursera genus are widely distributed in the tropical dry forests of Mexico. In traditional medicine, extracts from different species of Bursera have been used for a wide range of biological activities, including the treatment of cancer-related symptoms. Compounds present in the Bursera genus include li...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Domínguez F,Maycotte P,Acosta-Casique A,Rodríguez-Rodríguez S,Moreno DA,Ferreres F,Flores-Alonso JC,Delgado-López MG,Pérez-Santos M,Anaya-Ruiz M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Physical activity (PA) is important in lung cancer. OBJECTIVES:To investigate PA levels and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with lung cancer in China and compare this to a similar cohort in Australia. METHODS:Prospective cohort study. 71 patients from China (group CH) and 90 patients f...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Ni J,Denehy L,Feng J,Xu L,Wu Y,Granger CL

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many plant products are known to exert antioxidative effects by quenching various free radicals and singlet molecular oxygen. Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh) is used extensively in the Indian traditional system of medicine as a hepatoprotective and hepatostimulative agent and has been reported to have antioxidant ef...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Trivedi NP,Rawal UM,Patel BP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xerostomia (dry mouth) causes many clinical problems, including oral infections, speech difficulties, and impaired chewing and swallowing of food. Many cancer patients have complained of xerostomia induced by cancer therapy. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this systematic review is to assess the efficacy of herbal med...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Park B,Noh H,Choi DJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although localized colon cancer is often successfully treated with surgery, advanced disease requires aggressive systemic therapy that has lower effectiveness. Approximately 30% to 75% of patients with colon cancer use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), but there is limited formal evidence of survival effic...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： McCulloch M,Broffman M,van der Laan M,Hubbard A,Kushi L,Abrams DI,Gao J,Colford JM Jr

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Increasing physical activity (PA) is safe and beneficial in lung cancer (LC) patients. Advanced-stage LC patients are under-studied and have worse symptoms and quality of life (QoL). We evaluated the feasibility of monitoring step count in advanced LC as well as potential correlations between P...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Bade BC,Brooks MC,Nietert SB,Ulmer A,Thomas DD,Nietert PJ,Scott JB,Silvestri GA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Integrative oncology has proven to be a useful approach to control cancer symptoms and improve the quality of life (QoL) and overall health of patients, delivering integrated patient care at both physical and emotional levels. The objective of this randomized trial was to evaluate the effects of a triple i...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Ruiz-Vozmediano J,Löhnchen S,Jurado L,Recio R,Rodríguez-Carrillo A,López M,Mustieles V,Expósito M,Arroyo-Morales M,Fernández MF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common complication in most malignancies. Despite its frequent occurrence, current knowledge of MPE remains limited and the effect of the management is still unsatisfying. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) external treatment has unique advantages, such as quicker effica...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Feize W,Meng L,Yanni L,Yuan L,Liqun J,Tong L,Guowang Y,Huijuan C,Donggui W,Zhiqiang C,Lei Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polysaccharide K, also known as PSK or Krestin, is derived from the Coriolus versicolor mushroom and is widely used in Japan as an adjuvant immunotherapy for a variety of cancer including lung cancer. Despite reported benefits, there has been no English language synthesis of PSK for lung cancer. To address t...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Fritz H,Kennedy DA,Ishii M,Fergusson D,Fernandes R,Cooley K,Seely D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Jiedu Sangen Decoction (JSD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been widely applied in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer, especially in colorectal cancer. Our study mainly aimed to assess the combined efficacy of Jiedu Sangen aqueous extract (JSAE) and a PD-L1 inhibitor (PI) in colon cancer ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Shan F,Sun L,Zhang L,Guo K,Yan Q,Feng G,Zhu Y,Shen M,Ruan S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that soybean fermentation products can act as cancer chemoprevention or therapeutic agents. In this study, the anticancer activities of a fermentation product of soybean, black bean, and green bean mixture (BN999) were investigated. We found that BN999 inhibited the growth of human breast c...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Chia JS,Du JL,Wu MS,Hsu WB,Chiang CP,Sun A,Lu JJ,Wang WB

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian rhythms are endogenous biological clocks that govern fundamental physiological and behavioral functions. Consequently, perturbations of these rhythms have been associated with pathogenic conditions, such as depression, diabetes, and cancer. CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBPs) are a family of transcripti...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Gery S,Koeffler HP

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study is an attempt to define psychological attributes related to longer survival in patients with metastatic cancers. Previous published analyses have been limited in two ways. First, they have almost always been carried out on patients not receiving therapy; we have followed people receiving a year ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Cunningham AJ,Phillips C,Stephen J,Edmonds C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancers involving the oral cavity, head, and neck regions are often treated with cisplatin. In cancer therapy, the main target is to eliminate unwanted cancerous cells. However, reports on the nonselective nature of this drug have raised few concerns. Incorrect nutritional habits and lifestyle practices have been dire...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Zulkapli R,Abdul Razak F,Zain RB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although the importance of spiritual issues to people with cancer is by now widely acknowledged, there has been almost no research on the value of interventions specifically designed to enhance the spiritual experience of these patients. The present report describes an exploratory study on the effects of a brie...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Cunningham AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00