Traditional herbal medicine for cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Highlights • Integrative THM and conventional therapy for cancer pain are systematically reviewed. • Significant decrease in the number of patients with pain in integrative therapy. • Significant decrease in the degree of pain in integrative therapy. • Integrative THM and conventional therapy are ef...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2015-04, Vol.23 (2), p.265-274
Main Authors: Lee, Jung-Woo, Lee, Won Bock, Kim, Woojin, Min, Byung-Il, Lee, HyangSook, Cho, Seung-Hun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Bone density
Cancer pain
Cancer therapies
Female
Herbal medicine
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical Education
Medical treatment
Meta-analysis
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - complications
Pain
Pain - drug therapy
Pain - etiology
Pain Measurement
Phytotherapy - methods
Plant Preparations - therapeutic use
Systematic review
Traditional herbal medicine
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Summary:Highlights • Integrative THM and conventional therapy for cancer pain are systematically reviewed. • Significant decrease in the number of patients with pain in integrative therapy. • Significant decrease in the degree of pain in integrative therapy. • Integrative THM and conventional therapy are efficacious for cancer pain.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2015.02.003