KMID : 0364320150400030025
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Journal of East-West Medicine 2015 Volume.40 No. 3 p.25 ~ p.34
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Effects of Bojungikki-tang extracts on improvement of fatigue and quality of life in patient with cervical cancer after concurrent chemoradiation therapy£ºa case
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Lee Eun-Jung
Choi Youn-Seok Kwak Min-Ah
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Abstract
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Objective£ºTo evaluate the effects of Bojungikki-tang extracts on improvement of fatigue and quality of life in patient with cervical cancer after concurrent chemoradiation therapy.
Methods£ºA patient with cervical cancer after concurrent chemoradiation therapy had taken Bojungikki-tang extracts for eight weeks. Fatigue Severity Scale(FSS) and EORTC QLQ-30 was assessed before treatment, 4-week after treatment, and 8-week after treatment. Serum biochemisty and hematology was also assessed before treatment and 8-week after treatment to evaluate safety.
Result£ºMean score of FSS was decreased from 4 to 2.11, Quality of life grade(EORTC QLQ-30) was increased from 50 to 83.3. There was no significant change in Serum biochemisty and hematology.
Conclusion£ºBojungikki-tang extracts might be a feasible treatment to improve fatigue and quality of life in patient with cervical cancer after concurrent chemoradiation therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Bojungikki-tang extract, chemoradiation therapy, fatigue, quality of life.
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