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KMID : 0363320200410061274
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 6 p.1274 ~ p.1281
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A Case Report of Symptom Improvement in Stage IV Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated with a Korean Medicine-based Integrative Cancer Treatment
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Kim Jong-Hee
Park Ji-Hye
Oh Hyeon-Muk
Park So-Jung
Yoo Hwa-Seung
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Abstract
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Objective: This case report shows symptom improvements in stage IV metastatic colorectal cancer treated with a Korean medicine-based integrative cancer treatment (ICT).
Methods: A 61-year-old male patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer in November 2017 and metastasis to the lung, peritoneum, and liver in September 2020 was treated with Integrative Cancer Treatment (ICT) for abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, and anorexia for 1 month. Clinical outcomes were measured with the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event (NCI-CTCAE), a numeral rating (NRS), the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) scales.
Results: After treatment, the patient’s abdominal pain was improved from NRS 8 to 1, and the ECOG score of the patient was improved from grade 3 to 2. Integrative Cancer Treatment. Also the score improved on the FACT-G test, and there were no serious side effects of grade 3 or higher according to the NCI-CTCAE.
Conclusion: This case study suggests that Korean medicine-based ICT may help to improve abdominal pain and quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
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KEYWORD
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colorectal cancer, lung metastasis, abdominal pain, Korean medicine, integrative cancer treatment, quality of life
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