Traditional Chinese medicine and cancer: History, present situation, and development

Thoracic Cancer

Jie Liu¹  Shuo Wang¹  Ying Zhang¹  Hui-ting Fan¹ 

[1] Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

关键词: Cancer;    development;    history;    present situation;    traditional Chinese medicine;   

DOI  :  10.1111/1759-7714.12270

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Cancer treatment with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history. Heritage provides general conditions for the innovation and development of TCM in oncology. This article reviews the development of TCM in oncology, interprets the position and function of TCM for cancer prevention and treatment, summarizes the innovations of TCM in oncology over nearly fifty years, and suggests the development direction.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC   
© 2015 The Authors. Thoracic Cancer published by China Lung Oncology Group and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

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