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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2007, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (1): 5-10.doi: 10.3736/jcim20070102

Special Issue: Traditional Chinese Medicine

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An optimized 3-step strategy for preventing and treating post-operation relapse and metastasis of malignant tumors with traditional Chinese medicine

Zhen-ye Xu, Zhan Zheng   

  1. Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Institute of Oncology, Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Online:2007-01-31 Published:2007-01-21

Relapse and metastasis are the main causes responsible for failure of surgical operation in treating malignant tumors. This article introduces the present development in post-operation treatment of lung cancer, liver cancer and stomach cancer, showing that the synthetic treatment by stages combined with traditional Chinese medicine is the important way to prevent and treat the post-operation relapse and metastasis of tumors, and suggesting the optimized method for treatment.

Key words: traditional Chinese medicine, tumors, relapse, metastasis

CLC Number: 

  • R730.1
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