Current Usage of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Breast Cancer-A Narrative Approach to the Experiences of Women with Breast Cancer in Australia-A Pilot Study.

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Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Factors influencing the utilization of Traditional Chinese Medicine in cancer treatment: a qualitative meta-synthesis of patient and healthcare professional perspectives.Frontiers in medicine · 2025
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2. Chinese medicinal herbs for reducing endocrine therapy-induced side effects in patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pharmaceutical biology · 2023
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3. Evaluation of HuoXueHuaYu therapy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019
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4. "Making Peace with Our Bodies": A Qualitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Survivors' Experiences with Qigong Mind-Body Exercise.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2020
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5. Beyond the Cure: Unveiling the Silent Struggles of Breast Cancer Survivors in Hong Kong.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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6. Home-based self-management using Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques: empowerment and risks in breast cancer survivors' fulfillment of health-deviation self-care requisites.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025
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7. Preferences for Non-Pharmacological Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2025
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8. Quality of life and survival analyses of breast cancer cases treated with integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.World journal of clinical cases · 2024
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9. Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024
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10. Perceptions about traditional Chinese medicine use among Chinese breast cancer survivors: A qualitative study.Cancer medicine · 2023
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11. Investigating Prescription Medication Expenditures and Level of Perceived Health Status among Older Adults with Pain in the United States.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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12. Patient-sharing relationship between Chinese medicine doctors and other physicians: costs and outcomes of breast cancer survivorship care.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021
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13. A Perspective on Tongue Diagnosis in Patients with Breast Cancer.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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14. A Song of Ice and Fire: Cold and Hot Properties of Traditional Chinese Medicines.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020
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15. Comparison of Quality of Life Between Breast Cancer Patients Treated With and Without Adjunctive Traditional Chinese Medicine in Taiwan.Integrative cancer therapies
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