Integrative Medicine：A Characteristic China Model for Cancer Treatment

Integrative medicine（IM） has attracted increasing attention of the experts and patients around the world.Chinese medicine（CM）,as the important part of IM,has played an important role in the treatment of cancer.CM is practiced side by side with Western medicine in many of China＇s hospitals and clinic...

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Published inChinese journal of integrative medicine Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 243 - 245
Main Author 李杰 林洪生
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Chinese Association of Traditional and Western Medicine 01.04.2011
Subjects
China
Feature Article
Humans
Integrative Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms - therapy
中国医药
中西医结合治疗
临床实践
合作问题
基础研究
癌症治疗
组成部分
China
integrative medicine
Chinese medicine
cancer research
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ISSN1672-0415
1993-0402
1993-0402
DOI10.1007/s11655-011-0712-4

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Summary:Integrative medicine（IM） has attracted increasing attention of the experts and patients around the world.Chinese medicine（CM）,as the important part of IM,has played an important role in the treatment of cancer.CM is practiced side by side with Western medicine in many of China＇s hospitals and clinics.On the basis of the review of the clinical practices and basic researches these years,we introduce the current situation and progress in integrative oncology in China,and show the main feature of CM approach in the cancer treatment.Furthermore,we also discuss the main problems limiting the progress of CM,and point out international collaboration will provide new opportunity to promote the development of IM in China.
Bibliography:Chinese medicine
integrative medicine
11-4928/R
integrative medicine; Chinese medicine; cancer research
TQ460.4
cancer research
S858.23
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ISSN:1672-0415
1993-0402
1993-0402
DOI:10.1007/s11655-011-0712-4