Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology (대한암한의학회지)

Korean Association of Traditional Oncology (대한암한의학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Jugyupsukgo-tang on Managing Symptoms Caused by Radiation Therapy in a Patient with Breast Cancer: a Case Report

죽엽석고탕으로 방사선 치료 후 발생한 야간해수, 구갈, 피로가 개선된 유방암 환자 1례

  • Lee, Soomin (Cancer Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Lee, Jeeyoung (Cancer Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Chae, Jin (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) ;
  • Song, Anna (Cancer Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Lee, Sookyung (Cancer Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Jung, Yeehong (Cancer Center of Traditional Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University hospital at Gangdong)
  • 이수민 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 이지영 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 채진 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 최성헌 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 송안나 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 이수경 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 정의홍 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터)
  • Received : 2013.12.02
  • Accepted : 2013.12.23
  • Published : 2013.12.28
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of Traditional Korean Medicine as an adjunctive management for breast cancer treatment. Methods : A 56 year-old female patient diagnosed with stage IA(pT1cN0M0) of breast cancer was admitted our hospital. The patient had surgical resection followed by radiation therapy, and conducted adjuvant therapy with aromatase inhibitor. The patient's chief complaints were dry cough, thirst and fatigue, all of which were caused by radiation therapy. Traditional Korean herbal medicine was prescribed for symptom management. The patient's subjective symptoms such as cough, thirst and fatigue were evaluated by NRS. Results : Fatigue was significantly improved within a week. The severity of dry cough and thirst also was decreased after a few courses of herbal medicine treatment. Conclusion : This case study suggests that Tradition Korean Medicine would be beneficial for the patients who are suffering from adverse effects of the standard treatment of cancer.

Keywords