Effect of botanical immunomodulators on human CYP3A4 inhibition: implications for concurrent use as adjuvants in cancer therapy.

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：:Purpose: This article discusses the results of an evaluation of the one-year implementation period of an integrative care program at a pediatric oncology ward, which consists of integrative care treatments offered three times a week to the patients. The guiding questions are how the model was implemented, which factor...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Stritter W,Rutert B,Eggert A,Längler A,Holmberg C,Seifert G

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Recent advances in cancer detection and treatment have resulted in an increase in the survival rate of individuals diagnosed with cancer. The increased survival rate brings new challenges for increasing the quality of life for cancer survivors. Debilitating side effects can result from the cancer itself and the cancer...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Schneider CM,Dennehy CA,Roozeboom M,Carter SD

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：HYPOTHESIS:Anorexia and cancer cachexia produce significant loss of adipose tissue and muscle mass and eventually reduce survival in cancer patients. STUDY DESIGN:This phase II study was conducted to assess the efficacy and the safety of an herbal decoction with Astragali radix in patients with anorexia in advanced ca...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Lee JJ,Lee JJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered expression of a cytosolic flavoenzyme NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1) has been seen in many human tumors. Its remarkable overexpression in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA; an aggressive malignancy of the biliary duct system) was associated with poor prognosis and short survival of the patients. Inhibition of N...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Khunluck T,Kukongviriyapan V,Senggunprai L,Duangarsong W,Prawan A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antineoplastic agents induce oxidative stress in biological systems. During cancer chemotherapy, oxidative stress-induced lipid peroxidation generates numerous electrophilic aldehydes that can attack many cellular targets. These products of oxidative stress can slow cell cycle progression of cancer cells and cause cel...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Conklin KA

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Many patients with cancer seek complementary and alternative medicine treatments. We investigated the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by adult cancer patients in Taiwan. METHODS:We reviewed the Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients Database of Taiwan, and included all adult patients diagnosed...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Kuo YT,Chang TT,Muo CH,Wu MY,Sun MF,Yeh CC,Yen HR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than 200 years, biomedicine has approached the treatment of disease by studying disease processes (patho-genesis), inferring causal connections and developing specific approaches for therapeutically interfering with those processes. This pathogenic approach has been highly successful in acute and traumatic di...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Jonas WB,Beckner W,Coulter I

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the anticancer effect of a combination of D-fraction polysaccharide from Grifola frondosa (DFP) and vitamin C (VC) on hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro. DFP is a bioactive extract from the maitake mushroom. Anticancer activity was demonstrated using various concentrations of DF...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Zhao F,Wang YF,Song L,Jin JX,Zhang YQ,Gan HY,Yang KH

更新日期：2017-06-01 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:Melatonin (MLT) is known to possess potent antioxidant, antiproliferative, immune-modulating, and hormone-modulating properties. Clinical evidence suggests that MLT may have a possible role in the treatment of cancer. The authors systematically reviewed the effects of MLT in conjunction with chemotherapy, ra...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Seely D,Wu P,Fritz H,Kennedy DA,Tsui T,Seely AJ,Mills E

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer (PC) has a very low average survival, but its prognosis is further reduced in the case of metastatic spread. Medical therapy in these cases is the only applicable methodology in the international guidelines. During anticancer treatments, common side effects are nausea, vomiting, arthralgia, neuropath...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Bonucci M,Pastore C,Ferrera V,Fiorentini C,Fabbri A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and most chemotherapeutic drugs have limited success in treating this disease. Furthermore, some drugs show undesirable side effects due to the enrichment of cancer stem cells (CSCs) that are present, leading to resistance to conventional chemotherapy and tum...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Kim M,Kim YS,Kim KM,Ko HC,Kim SJ,Kim JH,Kim Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) syndrome causes significant pain as an adverse effect of treatment, with few nonpharmacological interventions tested. A somatic yoga and meditation (SYM) intervention on functional outcomes and quality of life (QOL) was investigated. DESIGN AND METHODS:Indivi...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Galantino ML,Tiger R,Brooks J,Jang S,Wilson K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to investigate whether the extracellular-to-intracellular fluid volume (E/I) ratio can predict survival in patients with metastatic cancer. METHODS:Clinical data were collected from April 2016 to March 2018. Patients aged ≥19 years with metastatic solid tumor were eligible. Bioimpedance analys...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Lee JY,Ryu HS,Yoon SS,Kim EH,Yoon SW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of milk thistle have been recognized for centuries as "liver tonics" and are well-known to prevent or reverse hepatotoxicity of reactive drug metabolites or naturally occurring toxins. Milk thistle extracts are now under intense study in the experimental therapeutics of cancer for chemoprevention, treatment, ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Kroll DJ,Shaw HS,Oberlies NH

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The British developmental biologist John Beard, DSc (1858-1924) is little remembered today. Yet, he made outstanding contributions to the life sciences. Beard deserves to be included among the leading biologists of the late 19th and early 20th century. He has been hailed as a forerunner of the present-day theory of th...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Moss RW

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is a phylogenetically well-preserved molecule with diverse physiological functions. In addition to its well-known regulatory control of the sleep/wake cycle, as well as circadian rhythms generally, melatonin is involved in immunomodulation, hematopoiesis, and antioxidative processes. Recent human and animal ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Srinivasan V,Spence DW,Pandi-Perumal SR,Trakht I,Cardinali DP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increasingly physical activity (PA) is being recognized as an important outcome in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated PA using novel global positioning system (GPS) tracking individuals with NSCLC and a group of similar-aged healthy individuals. METHODS:A prospective cross-sectional multi...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Granger CL,Denehy L,McDonald CF,Irving L,Clark RA

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis can manifest as pain, inflammation, dysphagia, diarrhea, weight loss, rectal bleeding, and infection. Mucositis is a major dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapy, affecting nutritional intake and oral and intestinal function. Despite several interventions being avail...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Thomsen M,Vitetta L

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：PURPOSE:Essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis are rare chronic hematological malignancies known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and are characterized by deregulated myeloid lineage cell production, splenomegaly, and heterogeneous symptom profiles. MPN patients suffer from a significant ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Eckert R,Huberty J,Gowin K,Mesa R,Marks L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of an 8-week stress management and health promotion program on women undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy treatment. Patients and methods A total of 61 patients were recruited in 2 cancer centers and were randomly assigned to the intervention program (n = 30) or control group (n = 31). ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Pelekasis P,Zisi G,Koumarianou A,Marioli A,Chrousos G,Syrigos K,Darviri C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00