Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of menopause-like syndrome for breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 42 - 19
• Main Authors: Wang, Runxi, Wang, Yan, Fang, Liyuan, Xie, Yi, Yang, Shuhan, Liu, Suying, Fang, Yuhang, Zhang, Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08.01.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Bias; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Canada; Cancer Survivors; Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; China; Clinical trials; Collaboration; Development and progression; Endocrine therapy; Estradiol; Estrogens; Evaluation; Female; Females; Follicle-stimulating hormone; Glycoproteins; Health aspects; Herbal medicine; Hormones; Humans; Intervention; Luteinizing hormone; Medical research; Medicine, Chinese; Medicine, Chinese Traditional - adverse effects; Medicine, Experimental; Menopause; Menopause - drug effects; Menopause-like syndrome; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Ovaries; Patient outcomes; Patients; Quality of life; Sleep disorders; Statistical analysis; Syndrome; Systematic review; Traditional Chinese medicine; Women; China; Canada; Endocrine therapy; meta-analysis; Systematic review; Breast cancer; Menopause-like syndrome

In recent years, breast cancer (BC) incidence and mortality have been the highest in females. Menopause-like syndrome (MLS), arising from hypoestrogenism caused by endocrine therapy, significantly affects the quality of life for females. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has advantages in ameliorat...