Open AccessChinese Herbal Medicine for Cancer Pain
Author(s) -
Ling Xu,
Lixing Lao,
Adeline Ge,
Shan Yu,
Jie Li,
Patrick J. Mansky
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
integrative cancer therapies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1552-695X
pISSN - 1534-7354
DOI - 10.1177/1534735407305705
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer pain , cancer , traditional chinese medicine , alternative medicine , clinical trial , placebo , randomized controlled trial , medline , quality of life (healthcare) , traditional medicine , intensive care medicine , pathology , nursing , political science , law
The purpose of this review is to summarize and evaluate the current status of clinical research on the use of Chinese herbal medicine in treating cancer pain, with emphasis on the efficacy and safety of the applications.