中医药治疗大肠癌及其术后患者的临床研究进展

Progress of Clinical Research in Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Colorectal Cancer and Postoperative Colorectal Cancer Patients

大肠癌是常见的恶性肿瘤之一,其发病率逐年上升,目前西医治疗以手术、放化疗为主。但由于手术后复发与转移的发生率相当高,导致病人生存期不高;且放化疗等所产生的不良反应,严重时致使患者不能耐受。故在大肠癌术后各阶段配合以中医中药治疗,对缓解化疗不良反应、增强化疗疗效、术后调整机体功能、降低复发率与转移率、延长病人生存期、提高生活质量等方面都具有明显优势。通过对近年来相关专著、期刊报道等文献资料的查阅,从学术经验及临床研究两方面对大肠癌及其术后患者的中医药治疗进展加以归纳综述。

Colorectal cancer is one of the common malignant tumors. The incidence of colorectal cancer is increasing year by year. At present, western medicine treatment mainly includes operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. But the recurrence and metastasis rate is very high of those treated with operation. It can lead to reducing the survival of patients. Furthermore, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and so on will produce toxic side effects, seriously reduce the patients＇ intolerance. Therefore, in the stage of colorectal cancer after operation, Chinese medicine treatment has obvious advantages. For example, it can alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy, enhance the curative effect of chemotherapy, postoperative adjustment organism function, reduce the recurrence rate and metastasis rate, prolong the survival period of patients and improve the quality of life. This article through to the literature review in recent relevant monographs and journals, concludes the treatment of colorectal cancer and postoperative colorectal cancer patients with traditional Chinese medicine from clinical research and academic experience.