Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine Therapy on Overall and Cancer Related Mortality in Patients With Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Taiwan

Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine Therapy on Overall and Cancer Related Mortality in Patients With Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Taiwan

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a head and neck cancer involving epithelial squamous-cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx that mainly occurs in individuals from East and Southeast Asia. We investigated whether Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) as a complementary therapy offers benefits to these patients....

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Main Authors:	Chen-Yu Wang, Tang-Chuan Wang, Wen-Miin Liang, Chien-Hui Hung, Jian-Shiun Chiou, Chao-Jung Chen, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Sheng-Teng Huang, Ta-Yuan Chang, Ting-Hsu Lin, Chiu-Chu Liao, Shao-Mei Huang, Te-Mao Li, Ying-Ju Lin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:	Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:	advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma overall mortality chinese herbal medicine association rule network analysis
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.607413/full

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