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KMID : 0363320220430030477
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2022 Volume.43 No. 3 p.477 ~ p.484
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A Case Report of Symptom Improvement with Recurrent Gallbladder Cancer Patients Treated with Korean Medicine-based Integrative Cancer Treatment
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Ko Eun-Ju
Do Sung-Kuk
Park Ji-Hye
Son Si-Yeon
Lee Yeon-Weol
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to report the improvement effect of symptoms of integrative cancer treatment (ICT) on recurrent gallbladder cancer patients.
Methods: A 73-year-old patient with recurrent gallbladder cancer visited the Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University East West Cancer Center (EWCC) on February 2022. After the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer, the patient underwent cholecystectomy and relapsed during follow-up. After the operation, the cancer recurred during follow-up, and after radiation treatment, she had been receiving ICT since February 2022. The clinical outcomes were measured by X-ray, computed tomography (CT), laboratory findings, including tumor markers (CEA, CA19-9), and numeric rating scales (NRS).
Results: After treatment, abdominal pain was relieved from NRS 5 to 2, and abdominal circumference decreased from 74.5 to 67. During and after treatment, we found neither hepatotoxicity nor nephrotoxicity in the laboratory findings.
Conclusion: This case study suggests that ICT may improve symptoms in patients with gallbladder cancer.
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KEYWORD
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gallbladder cancer, cancer recurrence, case report, integrative cancer treatment, herbal medicine
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