ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
Herbal medicine and acupuncture for breast cancer palliative care and adjuvant therapy.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- Oral herbal medicine for breast cancer-related symptoms: an evidence map of systematic reviews.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Natural Killer Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Promising Immunotherapeutic Strategy for Cancer: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Psychological Interventions in Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Women with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical Benefits of Acupuncture for the Reduction of Hormone Therapy-Related Side Effects in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Pooled it
- Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in management of breast cancers in Qatar.Heliyon · 2025Article
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- Auricular Therapy to Control Pain in Women With Breast Cancer: Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Harnessing the nutriceutics in early-stage breast cancer: mechanisms, combinational therapy, and drug delivery.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Review
- Review on Natural Agents as Aromatase Inhibitors: Management of Breast Cancer.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2024Review
- Exploring the mechanism of action bitter melon in the treatment of breast cancer by network pharmacology.World journal of experimental medicine · 2023Article
- Anticancer Effects and Molecular Action of 7-α-Hydroxyfrullanolide in G2/M-Phase Arrest and Apoptosis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Herbal Ingredients in the Prevention of Breast Cancer: Comprehensive Review of Potential Molecular Targets and Role of Natural Products.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Review
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- The cytotoxicity and apoptotic effects of verbascoside on breast cancer 4T1 cell line.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2021Article
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- Probing the Antitumor Mechanism ofBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Therapeutic Perspectives of Molecules fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Inhibition of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Tumor Growth by Electroacupuncture with Encircled Needling and Its Mechanisms in a Mice Xenograft Model.International journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Barriers to Acupuncture Use Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Article
- Natural Products for the Management and Prevention of Breast Cancer.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Breast cancer is a life-threatening disease among women worldwide with annual rates of reported incidence and death increasing alarmingly. Chemotherapy is a recommended and effective treatment option for breast cancer; however, the narrow therapeutic indices and varied side effects of currently approved drugs present major hurdles in increasing its effectiveness. An increasing number of literature evidence indicate that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) used in treatment-related symptom control and alleviation of side effects plays an important role in increasing survival rate and quality of life in breast cancer patients. This review focuses on the use of herbal medicines and acupuncture in palliative care and as adjuvants in the treatment of breast cancer. Herbal medicinal treatments, the correlation of clinical use with demonstrated in vitro and in vivo mechanisms of action, and the use of certain acupoints in acupuncture are summarized. The aim of this review is to facilitate an understanding of the current practice and usefulness of herbal medicine and acupuncture as adjuvants in breast cancer therapy.
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