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ArticleComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2022

Effects of Chinese Herbal Formula on Immune Function and Nutritional Status of Breast Cancer Patients.

Min Liu

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Article in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Traditional Chinese Medicine for Breast Cancer: A Review.Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Min LiuDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of TCM, Jinan 250011, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9808-8001
Shandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Chinese herbal formulas have certain effects on patients with breast cancer (BC). This article discussed the effect of Buqi Yangxue decoction on the immune function and nutritional status of BC patients and provided an evidence for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to improve the quality of life and curative effect of BC patients. Methods: 66 cases of BC patients were divided into control group ( Results: There was no difference in all indexes between the two groups before intervention. After 4 weeks, the nutritional indexes ALB, PA, TRF, and TP in Chinese herbal formula group were higher than those in control group, except HGb. CD3+, CD4+, and CD4+/CD8+ in both groups were sharply higher than before treatment, while CD8+ was dramatically lower, and the changes in Chinese herbal formula group were more obvious than those in control group. In Chinese herbal formula group, the levels of IgG, IgA, and IgM were sharply increased compared with control group. The TCM syndrome scores in both groups were decreased significantly after treatment, especially in Chinese herbal formula group. In addition, nausea and vomiting, inappetence, liver function impairment, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia occurred in both groups. There was no clear difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between Chinese herbal formula group and control group. Conclusion: Buqi Yangxue decoction can effectively improve the nutritional status and immune function of BC patients, which has important clinical significance for the later comprehensive treatment.

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Breast NeoplasmsDrugs, Chinese HerbalChinaFemaleHumansImmunityMedicine, Chinese TraditionalNutritional StatusQuality of LifeDrugs, Chinese Herbal

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PMID35872927
PMCPMC9303106
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