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Improvement of cancer bleeding in rectal cancer patient with a herbal decoction, Inhyungtang : A case report

  • Lee, Jee Young (Cancer center of Traditional Korean medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Choi, SeongHeon (Cancer center of Traditional Korean medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Park, Sora (Dept. Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate school of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Sung Un (Dept. Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate school of Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Soomin (Cancer center of Traditional Korean medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Jung, Yeehong (Dept. Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate school of Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2014.11.25
  • Accepted : 2014.12.29
  • Published : 2014.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Rectal cancer bleeding occurs approximately 20% of overall rectal cancer patients. The current standard treatments cannot cover minor bleeding enough. Failures of the local or systemic approaches to stop bleeding are frequently reported. Methods: we reported a case of male rectal cancer patient who was treated with herbal decoction and significantly improved on symptoms, such as, loose stools and rectal bleeding. Previous to first visiting to our clinic, he was prescribed to use oral tranexamic acids, which failed to relieve his symptoms. He was administered with an herbal decoction, Inhyungtang, clinically known to have hemostastic effect in hematochezia. Results & Conclusion: The prescription showed significant improvement on his symptom, in particular, his bleeding. Thus, we report his case and we expect further experiences and experimental studies to support efficacy of Inhyungtang.

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