There was a question in Medboo Forum of Course G some time ago about treating cancer with Chinese herbs and acupuncture. As I have no access to posting in the Forum of Course G, I am posting the following information, which I have found very interesting, here.
[b:5909d84bda]A NEW IN-DEPTH REVIEW ARTICLE FROM CHINA ON CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER[/b:5909d84bda]:
RUAN Wen-jing, LAI Mao-de, ZHOU Jian-guang. [b:5909d84bda]Anticancer effects of Chinese herbal medicine, science or myth?[/b:5909d84bda] [i:5909d84bda]Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE B[/i:5909d84bda] 2006; Vol. 7 (No. 12): p. 1006-1014.
[i:5909d84bda]Department of Pathology & Department of Dermatology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China[/i:5909d84bda]
[quote:5909d84bda]Clinical trials demonstrated that Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) could improve survival, increase tumor response, improve quality of life, or reduce chemotherapy toxicity, although much remained to be determined regarding the objective effects of CHM in human in the context of clinical trials. Interestingly, both laboratory experiments and clinical trials have demonstrated that when combined with chemotherapy, CHM could raise the efficacy level and lower toxic reactions. These facts raised the feasibility of the combination of herbal medicines and chemotherapy, although much remained to be investigated in this area.[/quote:5909d84bda]
[b:5909d84bda]FREE ACCESS TO THE FULL TEXT OF THIS ARTICLE IN PDF FORMAT[/b:5909d84bda]:
[quote:5909d84bda]http://www.zju.edu.cn/jzus/2006/B0612/B061211.pdf[/quote:5909d84bda]
[quote:ee7df4cd5f="Sergiy"]There was a question in Medboo Forum of Course G some time ago about treating cancer with Chinese herbs and acupuncture.[/quote:ee7df4cd5f]
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