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KMID : 1123920140280050571
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2014 Volume.28 No. 5 p.571 ~ p.575
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Clinical Characteristics Analysis of 58 Patients with Breast and Gynecologic Cancer in Oriental Hospital
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Joo Jung-Hyun
Park Su-Wan
Kim Seong-Mo
Choi Hong-Sik
Kim Kyung-Soon
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Abstract
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This study was aimed to obtain epidemiological information of cancer patients treated with Oriental medicine. 58 breast and gynecological cancer patients treated in Cancer Center of Daeguhanny Oriental Hospital from August 2012 to August 2013 were reviewed. Careful investigations were done by categorizing these patients by their origin, stage, treatment, conventional treatment type, chief complaint, etc. In tumor origin, breast cancer showed the largest proportion in total patients(74.1%) and inpatients(81.8%). 63.8% of the patients’ tumors were stage III and IV. 48.3% of patients visited Oriental hospital for combination treatment with conventional medicine. 91.4% of the patients have under 5 years of cancer duration. Their cheif complaints are general weakness, postoperative pain and abdominal discomfort in general. This study presented the characteristics of breast and gynecological cancer patients treated by Oriental medical therapies, and thus would be valuable for futher studies of Oriental medical cancer treatments.
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KEYWORD
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Oriental medicine, breast cancer, gynecologic cancer, clinic characteristics
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