The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)

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An Analysis of Clinical Characteristics for 226 Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer Treated at a Korean Medicine Hospital: A Retrospective Chart Review

단일 한방병원에 내원한 소화기계 암환자 226명에 대한 임상적 특징 분석; 후향적 차트 리뷰

  • Cho, Na-kyung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Lee, Yu-rim (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-soon (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Choi, Hong-sik (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Seung-mo (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine of Hepatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 조나경 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 이유리 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 김경순 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 최홍식 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실) ;
  • 김승모 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.08.03
  • Accepted : 2018.09.26
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to conduct a clinical analysis of gastrointestinal cancer patients treated with Korean medical therapy. Methods: We analyzed a retrospective review of 226 gastrointestinal cancer patients treated in the cancer center of a Korean medicine hospital from February 2012 to August 2017. The patients' general characteristics, including the tumor, origin, stage of cancer, type of treatment, and chief complaint, were investigated before and after the treatment. Results: The largest proportion of tumor origins in total patients and inpatients was gastric cancer. Overall, 54.9% of the patients' tumors were stage IV. In total, 65.9% of patients visited the Oriental hospital for combination treatment with conventional medicine. The patients' chief complaints were abdominal discomfort, general weakness, and general cancer-related pain. Conclusions: This study presented the characteristics of patients with gastrointestinal cancer treated with Oriental medicine. Further advanced studies of Oriental medical cancer treatments are needed, based on the findings of this study.

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