[Traditional Chinese medicine for cancer pain].
[Traditional Chinese medicine for cancer pain].
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DOI：
10.3736/jcim20110202
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2011-02-01
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Lao, Lixing
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作者：
Wang, Ju-yong;Xu, Ling;Lao, Lixing
疼痛是癌症的常见症状之一，严重影响患者的生活质量。癌痛的治疗主要采用三步法、生物治疗或在抗肿瘤治疗基础上的神经阻滞治疗。然而，高达50%的癌症相关疼痛患者没有得到充分的疼痛缓解，影响了他们的身心健康，并导致患者在常规治疗后生活质量下降。临床观察表明，中药可以通过口服、外用、针灸或其他方式缓解癌症相关疼痛，并具有持续的非成瘾性和非耐药性。然而，对草药治疗疼痛的疗效的科学评估是不够的;潜在的机制尚不清楚，安全性和毒性仍然是一个问题。
Pain is one of the common symptoms of cancer which seriously affects the quality of life of the patients. Cancer pain is mainly treated with the three-step method, biological therapy or nerve block therapy based on antitumor therapy. However, up to 50 percent of patients with cancer-related pain do not receive adequate pain relief, affecting their physical and psychological well-being, and leading to a lower quality of life for the patient after conventional treatment. Clinical observation suggests that traditional Chinese medicine may alleviate cancer-related pain either by oral administration, topical administration, acupuncture or other means with continuing non-addictive and non-drug-resistant qualities. However, scientific evaluation of the efficacy of herbs in the treatment of pain is insufficient; the underlying mechanisms are unclear and, safety and toxicity remain a concern.