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KMID : 0377220000250010087
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Medical Journal of Chosun Univercity
2000 Volume.25 No. 1 p.87 ~ p.92
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Clinical effect of gamma-linolenic acid in korean woman with breast pain
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Jung Jae-Hun
Kim Kweon-Cheon
Min Young-Don
Kim Seong-Hwan
Kim Jung-Young
Jang Jeong-Hwan
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives : Recently, the incidence of breast cancer is gradually increasing in korea. Many patients visit the hospital with a fear of breast cancer, if she had the pain in her breast. But Breast pain is not a cardinal sign of breast cancer. Only 7% of patient in breast cancer has breast pain.
Materials and Method : To know the clinical effects of gamma-linolenic acid(GLA), we analyzed the medical records of 55 cases with breast pain, who visited the outpatient clinic of Chosun university hospital, between July of 1999 to December of 1999. Of the 55cases of breast pain, we analyzed 26 cases of patient with breast pain who was treated with GLA for 2 month and we excluded patients of breast pain who had breast mass or were treated with other drug.
Results : 2 Patients we are dropped out because nausea and vomiting were developed, 4 Patient with breast pain were treated with GLA for 1 month, and relieved completely from mastalgia and 8 patients with breast pain were treated with GLA for 2 months and breast pain was relieved completelys. 4 patient had treatment for 2 months, were relieved slightly. But 8 patients with breast pain didn’t reveal the relief of symptom after the intake of GLA.
Conclusion : We conclude that GLA could be considered a first line drug in patients with mastalgia.
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KEYWORD
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Breast pain, Breast cancer, Gamma linoleic acid
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