ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019
Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Cancer Palliative Care: Pain, Constipation, and Insomnia.
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- Research hotspots and trends in the application of Chinese herbal medicine for cancer pain management: a bibliometric study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence summary for the management of sleep disorders after malignant tumor surgery.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Traditional herbal medicine for opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Comprehensive consideration of multiple determinants from evidence to recommendations in guidelines for most traditional Chinese medicine was suboptimal: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review and quality assessment of complementary and alternative medicine recommendations in insomnia clinical practice guidelines.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Pooled it
- A knowledge graph-driven paradigm for holistic symptom management: development and evaluation of a nurse-led KG-QA system in community palliative care.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Acupuncture and moxibustion in integrative oncology and new progress in China.Integrative medicine research · 2025Review
- Quality of life among patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the Sub-Saharan region: A systematic review of quantitative studies.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Professionals' experiences and attitudes toward use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in hospice palliative inpatient care units: A multicenter survey in Taiwan.Integrative medicine research · 2021Article
- Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: An Overview of 5834 Randomized Controlled Trials Published in Chinese.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
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Abstract
It is common for patients with cancers in Hong Kong seeking Chinese Medicine (CM) therapies as supportive care during cancer treatment and to manage treatment-related side effects. This article provides clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the use of CM for specific clinical indications caused by cancer and during cancer treatment, including pain, constipation, and insomnia, and aims to guide local licensed CM practitioners and provide beneficial reference for social medical decision makers and patients. In this manuscript, we summarize the clinical manifestation, CM pattern classification, and CM intervention including herbal treatment, acupuncture treatment, regulating, and nursing based on pattern differentiation.
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