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A Case Study of Rectal Cancer Patient Treated with Dokhwaljihwang-tang

독활지황탕(獨活地黃湯) 투여로 암통증과 삶의 질이 개선된 직장암 1례 보고

  • Song, Anna (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • An, Ji-Hye (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Seong-Heun (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Hee (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Park, So-Jeong (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung-Suk (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Kyung (Cancer Center, Kyung-Hee University hospital at Gangdong, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 송안나 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 안지혜 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 최성헌 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 김은희 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 박소정 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 김경석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터) ;
  • 이수경 (경희대학교 한의과대학 강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터)
  • Received : 2012.12.04
  • Accepted : 2013.03.13
  • Published : 2013.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives This study reports a case of rectal cancer patient treated with Dokhwaljihwang-tang. Methods The patient's subjective symptoms such as pain, sleeping difficulty, frequent defecation and dysuria were observed and the change of the quality of life(QOL) was evaluated using Functional Assessment of Cancer-Colon (FACT-C). Results After the treatment, symptoms such as pain, sleep disorder, defecation, and urination difficulty ameliorated and the score of the FACT-C improved. Conclusions A rectal cancer patient suffering from adverse consequences from the low anterior resection and the pain induced by the metastases showed the improvement of general condition and the quality of life after treated with Dokhwaljihwang-tang.

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