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KMID : 1191520100150010111
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Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology
2010 Volume.15 No. 1 p.111 ~ p.117
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Treatment of Rhus vernifciflua STOKES decoction to colorectal cancer patient (stage IV):single case report
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Kim Bo-Geun
Park Sang-Chae
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives : Colorectal Cancer is 10% of all cancer incidence and the motality from colorectal cancer is nearly 450,000 a year. Since chemopreventive agents from Herbal medicine is hot issue recently, to prove antitumor effecicacy of Rhus vernifciflua STOKES decoction (Chijong-dan), clinical study was carried out. Here we report one patient with colorectal cancer of stage IV. The patient had a colorectal cancer (Stage IV, T4N2M1), lymph node metastases and underwent chemotherapy.
Methods: The patient visited Hana oriental medicine Clinic in 2009 and was treated using Chijong-dan for 1 year at Hana Oriental Clinic.
Results: Chijongdan showed no side effect during its treatment and tumor size was retarded based on CT scanning. Overall, this case report suggests that Rhus vernifciflua STOKES decoction can be a potent cancer preventive agents for colorectal cancer but it is still required to verify the scientific and clinical evidences for Rhus vernifciflua STOKES decoction (Chijong-dan).
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KEYWORD
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colorectal cancer, Rhus vernifciflua STOKES decoction, Chijong-dan
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