title: [Evaluation of therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese medicine combined with western medicine on breast cancer after resection: analysis of 71 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with western medicine on breast cancer after surgical resection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-one patients with breast cancer received chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy and TCM following resection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  None of the patients died during the follow-up period. Fifty-seven patients were treated with TCM shortly after undergoing resection. Two recurrences (3.5%) and 6 metastases (10.5%) were observed in 8 patients, whose median disease free survival was 5.9 years. Fourteen patients didn't receive TCM until recurrence or metastasis emerged, with a median disease free survival of 3.5 years. There was significant difference between the two groups (P=0.033).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TCM combined with western medicine is efficient in preventing and delaying recurrence and metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cancer Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. yehua_sh@citiz.net
authors.forename: Ye-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Ming-Zhi
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Wen-Xia
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011184:Postoperative Period; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal