Journal of Korean Traditional Oncology (대한암한의학회지)

Korean Association of Traditional Oncology (대한암한의학회)
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A Survey on Korean Medicine Doctors for Cancer Symptoms Care in Korean Medicine Treatments

한의 암 증상 완화에 대한 한의사 대상 설문 조사

  • Ryu, Han-Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Lee, Jee-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Oh, Hye-Kyung (Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) ;
  • Yoon, Seong-Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Cancer Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
  • 류한성 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 이지영 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 오혜경 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과) ;
  • 윤성우 (강동경희대학교병원 한방암센터 한방내과)
  • Received : 2017.05.02
  • Accepted : 2017.06.10
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Backgrounds: The demand of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) including Korean Medicine (KM) is increasing worldwide. But cancer patients (CP) still have a difficulty in gathering CAM information or communicating with their doctors, and clinical status in cancer care is unclear in the field of KM in Korea especially. The aim of this study is to examine clinical status of KM for cancer symptom care by KM doctors in medical service institutions. Methods: Total forty nine KM doctors completed the site survey questionnaire. The questionnaire items were to list chief symptom complaints of CP treated with KM and effective KM therapies. Results: The majority of the respondents were general physicians without KM specialist board (67.4%) who have 10-20 years clinical experience with CP (55.1%). Primary cancer lesion, diagnostic status, and treatment period were not different in KM clinical service institutions. In chief symptom complaints of CP treated with KM, gastrointestinal (32.9%), musculoskeletal (19.9%), circulatory & respiratory (16.2%), psychiatric (14.1%), urinary (5.8%) symptoms were in turn. In effective KM therapies assessed by KM doctors, xerostomia (45.7%) and cancer-related fatigue (44.8%) were more effective with herbal treatments. Peripheral neuropathy (43.4%), depression, insomnia (38.2%), and cancer pain (31.9%) were preferred to treat using acupuncture. Conclusion: The CP treated with KM used evenly KM medical service institutions regardless of hospital size, and there will be further survey for CP treated KM in the future.

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