Supportive Cancer Care With Chinese Medicine

by Cho, William C. S.

• ISBN13: 9789048135547
• ISBN10: 9048135540
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive coverage and a succinct overview of the current status of supportive cancer care with Chinese medicine written by leading experts in the field. The chapters coherently present an overview on the major treatment approaches of Chinese medicine and progresses made with different important aspects on supportive cancer care with acupuncture, herbal therapy and qigong. Moreover, there are reviews on the evidences and efficacies of Chinese medicine for controlling radiation-induced injuries, chemotherapy-related side effects, as well as pain control with Chinese medicine. In order to provide information from basic science at the bench to the patient's bedside, modern researches and clinical trials would be overviewed so as to give an up-to-date and realistic evaluation of a therapy's utility for cancer patients. It is also worth noting that toxicology, safety and herb-drug interactions are the main concerns of using Chinese medicine combined with western medicine. A chapter will expound on these issues and there will also be chapters discussing integrative Chinese and Western medicine, as well as cancer prevention with Chinese medicine.This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge on supportive cancer care with Chinese medicine, which will appeal to anyone involved in cancer care. This is a precious book for all types of readers, including but not limited to oncologists, cancer researchers, pharmacologists, pharmaceutical specialists, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, Chinese medicine educators, medicine postgraduates and undergraduates, cancer caregivers, cancer survivors, and family members of cancer patients who want to expand their knowledge in supportive cancer care.

Table of Contents

Supportive Cancer Care Using Chinese Medicine	p. 1
Supportive Cancer Care with Acupuncture	p. 39
Chinese Medicinal Herbs Use in Managing Cancer	p. 55
Supportive Cancer Care with Qigong	p. 77
Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Reduction of Discomfort and Side-Effects of Surgery	p. 95
Increasing Therapeutic Gain and Controlling Radiation-Induced Injuries with Asian Botanicals and Acupuncture	p. 109
Controlling Chemotherapy-Related Side Effects with Chinese Medicine	p. 141
Cancer Pain Control with Traditional Chinese Medicine	p. 169
Novel Developments on Artemisinin and Its Derivatives for Cancer Therapy	p. 227
Modern Cancer Research on Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture	p. 253
Clinical Trials of Chinese Medicine for the Treatment of Cancer	p. 271
Toxicology, Safety and Herb–drug Interactions in Cancer Therapy	p. 293
Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine in Cancer Treatment	p. 341
Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer Disease: A Review of the Evidence	p. 363
Index	p. 381
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