Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has been widely used in China and other East Asian countries for helping cancer patients. However, it is unavailable to most patients who are treated in NHS in UK, due to there is not...Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has been widely used in China and other East Asian countries for helping cancer patients. However, it is unavailable to most patients who are treated in NHS in UK, due to there is not enough evidence in using TCM in cancer patients, To try to establish the evidence base for using TCM in cancer patients management, the author reviewed the current available clinical reports to TCM treatment of cancer patients, mainly those of randomly assigned and controlled clinical trials(RCTs) with bigger samples, from maintaining the quality of life, enhancing immune system, remedying the side effects from radiotherapy and chemotherapy respectively, and to propose a role of TCM as an assistant therapy to the main therapies. We then concluded that TCM holds its unique value in maintaining good quality of life, and to help the patients through the operation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy to achieve better outcomes.展开更多
Alloderm was the first acellular dermal matrix used and remains a popular choice among plastic surgeons.However,while the overall surgical outcome of breast reconstruction using alloderm has been a success,the economi...Alloderm was the first acellular dermal matrix used and remains a popular choice among plastic surgeons.However,while the overall surgical outcome of breast reconstruction using alloderm has been a success,the economic burden on the health care system makes it a subject of frequent re-evaluations in cost-effectiveness.Prompted by the high price of$3,700 USD for a 6 cm×16 cm area,our group proposes the meshing of AlloDerm to decrease the total amount needed for breast reconstruction,while achieving comparable surgical outcomes as using unmeshed alloderm.展开更多
文摘Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has been widely used in China and other East Asian countries for helping cancer patients. However, it is unavailable to most patients who are treated in NHS in UK, due to there is not enough evidence in using TCM in cancer patients, To try to establish the evidence base for using TCM in cancer patients management, the author reviewed the current available clinical reports to TCM treatment of cancer patients, mainly those of randomly assigned and controlled clinical trials(RCTs) with bigger samples, from maintaining the quality of life, enhancing immune system, remedying the side effects from radiotherapy and chemotherapy respectively, and to propose a role of TCM as an assistant therapy to the main therapies. We then concluded that TCM holds its unique value in maintaining good quality of life, and to help the patients through the operation, chemotherapy and radiotherapy to achieve better outcomes.
文摘Alloderm was the first acellular dermal matrix used and remains a popular choice among plastic surgeons.However,while the overall surgical outcome of breast reconstruction using alloderm has been a success,the economic burden on the health care system makes it a subject of frequent re-evaluations in cost-effectiveness.Prompted by the high price of$3,700 USD for a 6 cm×16 cm area,our group proposes the meshing of AlloDerm to decrease the total amount needed for breast reconstruction,while achieving comparable surgical outcomes as using unmeshed alloderm.
