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KMID : 1191520200250010001
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Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology
2020 Volume.25 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.9
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A Case Report of Symptom Improvement after lobectomy in Male Breast Cancer with Lung Metastasis Patient Treated with Korean Medicine based Integrative Cancer Treatment
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Ko Eun-Ju
Ha Su-Jeong
Park Ji-Hye
Park So-Jung
Lee Yeon-Weol
Cho Chong-Kwan
Yoo Hwa-Seung
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to report improvement of symptoms after lobectomy of male breast cancer lung metastasis treated with Korean Medicine based Integrative Cancer Treatment (ICT).
Methods: A male left breast cancer patient diagnosed with metastasis on lung at July 2019. After Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) left lower lobe (LLL) lobectomy and En bloc wedge resection the patient visited the Daejeon korean medicine hospital of Daejeon university East West Cancer Center (EWCC) to treat operation-site (op-site) pain, dysphagia, anorexia with Korean Medicine Treatment. The patient was treated with Korean Medicine based ICT for an approximately 20 days. The clinical outcomes were measured by National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Event (NCI-CTCAE), Numeral rating scale (NRS) and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG). The safety of treatment was verified by blood tests.
Results: After treatment, op-site pain was improved from NRS 9 to 6, dysphagia and anorexia were relieved from NRS 9 to 2. And ECOG score of the patient was improved from grade 2 to 1.
Conclusion: This case study suggests that Korean Medicine based ICT may help to improve post operative sequelae in metastatic lung cancer patient.
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KEYWORD
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Breast cancer, Lung metastasis, Lobectomy, Herbal Medicine, Quality of Life
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