Traditional herbal medicine as adjunctive therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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：: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：:This study hypothesizes that, bromelain (BL) acts as radiosensitizer of tumor cells and that it protects normal cells from radiation effects. In vitro and in vivo studies have been carried out to prove that assumption. In vitro MTT cell proliferation assay has shown that the irradiated Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Mekkawy MH,Fahmy HA,Nada AS,Ali OS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the limitations and side effects of conventional cancer treatment, especially in relation to quality of life (QOL), patients are increasingly utilizing complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to supplement health-related outcomes. However, evidence for the safety and efficacy of such treatments i...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Oh B,Butow P,Mullan B,Hale A,Lee MS,Guo X,Clarke S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES: Postcancer cognitive impairment (PCCI) is observed in a substantial number of breast cancer survivors, persisting for as long as 20 years in some subgroups. Although compensatory strategies are frequently suggested, no restorative interventions have yet been identified. This study ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Alvarez J,Meyer FL,Granoff DL,Lundy A

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Carnosine has been demonstrated to play an antitumorigenic role in certain types of cancer. However, its underlying mechanism is unclear. In this study, the roles of carnosine in cell proliferation and its underlying mechanism were investigated in the cultured human cervical gland carcinoma cells HeLa and cervical squ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Bao Y,Ding S,Cheng J,Liu Y,Wang B,Xu H,Shen Y,Lyu J

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Studies show an important relationship between vitamin D and malignancies, both in prevention and treatment. The extraskeletal actions of vitamin D relevant to oncology include being proapoptotic, antimetastatic, antiangiogenic, antiinflammatory, prodifferentiating, and immunomodulating. Widespread and severe vitamin ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Cantor I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) depend on a lifelong endoscopic surveillance programme and prophylactic surgery, and usually suffer nutritional problems. Intestinal inflammation has been linked to both FAP and colorectal cancer. Epidemiological studies show a relationship between diet and inflammati...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Pasanisi P,Gariboldi M,Verderio P,Signoroni S,Mancini A,Rivoltini L,Milione M,Masci E,Ciniselli CM,Bruno E,Macciotta A,Belfiore A,Ricci MT,Gargano G,Morelli D,Apolone G,Vitellaro M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Eupatorin is a polymethoxy flavone extracted from Orthosiphon stamineus and was reported to exhibit cytotoxic effects on several cancer cell lines. However, its effect as an anti-breast cancer agent in vivo has yet to be determined. This study aims to elucidate the potential of eupatorin as an anti-breast cancer agent...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Abd Razak N,Yeap SK,Alitheen NB,Ho WY,Yong CY,Tan SW,Tan WS,Long K

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：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：: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：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：:In recent years, there has been an increased interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among people with cancer. Many are looking for informed advice and desire communication with their physicians about CAM use. Communication is crucial in establishing trust with patients, gathering information, add...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Frenkel M,Ben-Arye E,Cohen L

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：: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: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：:Oncology is currently a sector of medical science with accelerated progress due to rapid technological development, the advancement in molecular biology, and the invention of many innovative therapies. Immunotherapy partially accounts for this advance, since it is increasingly playing an important role in the treatmen...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Nikolaou M,Nikolaou G,Digklia A,Pontas C,Tsoukalas N,Kyrgias G,Tolia M

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：:Vitamin D status has importance in the prevention and treatment of many malignancies. Patients with breast, colon, and lung malignancies with higher vitamin D status at the onset of treatment have an improved prognosis compared with those patients with a lower vitamin D status. Methods to improve vitamin D status are ...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Cantor I

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytoluminescent Therapy (CLT) is an unconventional form of photodynamic therapy (PDT), utilizing a second-generation chlorophyll-derived photosensitizing agent and whole-body illumination. Starting in late 2002, CLT was administered in Ireland to 48 patients. Illumination with lasers and light-emitting diodes followed...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Moss RW

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：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

abstract：:Acute doxorubicin (DOX) cardiotoxicity can be attenuated by exercise preconditioning, but little is known of whether this cardioprotection continues beyond 10 days post-DOX administration. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of exercise preconditioning on early chronic DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Ma...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Hydock DS,Lien CY,Jensen BT,Schneider CM,Hayward R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care policies and guidelines that are clear and consistent with research evidence are important for maximizing clinical outcomes. To determine whether cancer centers in Canada and the United States had policies and/or guidelines about antioxidant use, and whether policies were aligned with the evidenc...

journal_title：Integrative cancer therapies

authors： Hong G,White J,Zhong L,Carlson LE

更新日期：2015-07-01 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