The impact of decoction for suppleme nting qi and activating blood circulation on quality of life of cancer patients

Objective To investigate effect of decoction f or supplementing qi and activating b lood circulation on quality of life o f cancer patients.Method64patients were randomly divided in to study group(n =35)and control group(n =29),study group received decoction for supplementing qi and activating blo od circulation and control group received strong white cells enhancing t ablets.Result Total effective rate for study group and control group was 82.8%and 65.5%,respectively.For stud y group,quality of life was improved by 45.7%,survival rate for1year was 88.6%,median survical period was 16.5months.For control grou p,quality of life was improved by 31%,survival rate for 1year was 58.6%,median survival period wa s 9.6months.Conclusion Decoction for supplementing qi and a ctivating blood circulation marked ly improve immune function,lighten adverse and toxicological reactions,and hence improveing patients quali ty of life.