Traditional Chinese medicine herbs for breast cancer prevention and survival: A narrative review of epidemiological studies from Taiwan Journal Article
| Authors: | Hou, Y. N.; Chimonas, S.; Patel, P.; Kantor, E. D.; Traina, T. A.; Yen, H. R.; Mao, J. J. |
| Article Title: | Traditional Chinese medicine herbs for breast cancer prevention and survival: A narrative review of epidemiological studies from Taiwan |
| Abstract: | Purpose of review: This review aims to describe the association of integrating traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs into conventional medicine (CM) in preventing breast cancer and improving survival rates among breast cancer patients of Taiwan. Recent findings: Of 7 relevant studies, spanning 2014–2023, 4 investigated breast cancer risk in women with menopausal symptoms and other comorbidities. All 4 reported that TCM herbal use was associated with lower risks of developing breast cancer. Three studies investigated survival in newly-diagnosed breast cancer patients receiving CM. All reported that adjunctive TCM users had lower mortality rates than CM-only patients. However, the heterogeneity of study designs, populations, and interventions may limit the generalizability and robustness of the findings. Summary: TCM herbs may promote breast cancer prevention and survival when used alongside CM. More rigorous observational research and clinical trials in specific patient populations are needed to guide clinical decision-making. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2024. |
| Keywords: | cancer survival; treatment outcome; survival rate; unclassified drug; overall survival; mortality; review; cancer risk; cancer patient; breast cancer; evidence based practice; breast neoplasms; health care cost; population research; breast tumor; comorbidity; clinical research; health promotion; clinical decision making; chinese medicine; herbaceous agent; drugs, chinese herbal; cancer control; epidemiology; socioeconomics; taiwan; health care access; drug use; prevention and control; menopausal syndrome; mortality rate; epidemiological data; low risk population; humans; human; female; medicine, chinese traditional; traditional chinese medicine (tcm); chinese medicinal formula; herbal formula; national health insurance research database (nhird); risk prevention; chuang xiong; dang gui angelicae; radix paeoniae alba; rehmannia glutinosa extract; si wu tang; allopathy |
| Journal Title: | Current Oncology Reports |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| ISSN: | 1523-3790 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Date Published: | 2024-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 1321 |
| End Page: | 1333 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11912-024-01595-6 |
| PUBMED: | 39361077 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC12087373 |
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| Notes: | Review -- MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) acknowledged in PubMed -- MSK corresponding authors are Jun J. Mao and Yen-Nien Ho -- Source: Scopus |
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