Efficacy of Nyoshinsan/TJ-67, a traditional herbal medicine, for menopausal symtoms following surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy for premenopausal breast cancer.

Autor:	Kogure, Toshiaki, Ito, Katsuhiko, Sato, Hiroko, Ito, Tomoyuki, Oku, Yuko, Horiguchi, Jun, Takeyoshi, Izumi, Tatsumi, Takeshi
Předmět:	BREAST cancer DRUG therapy HERBAL medicine CANCER patients CANCER treatment
Zdroj:	International Journal of Clinical Oncology; Apr2008, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p185-189, 5p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt:	We report a 39-year-old woman with premenopausal breast cancer who developed estrogen-deficiency symptoms associated with chemotherapy-related amenorrhea, and was successfully treated with Nyoshinsan/TJ-67, a Japanese traditional herbal medicine (Kampo). Six other breast cancer survivors with menopausal symptoms were also treated with Nyoshinsan/TJ-67, and five of the six patients showed noticeable improvement without adverse effects. Managing estrogen-deficiency symptoms in breast cancer survivors is still problematic, and Nyoshinsan/TJ-67 may be a useful and safe agent for such symptoms in these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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