title: Traditional Chinese medicine and cancer: History, present situation, and development.
abstract: Cancer treatment with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history. Heritage provides general conditions for the innovation and development of TCM in oncology. This article reviews the development of TCM in oncology, interprets the position and function of TCM for cancer prevention and treatment, summarizes the innovations of TCM in oncology over nearly fifty years, and suggests the development direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing, China ; Clinical Medicine College (Guang'anmen Hospital), Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Hui-Ting
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lin
keywords: Cancer; development; history; present situation; traditional Chinese medicine