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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2007;28(3): 662-669. |
| 간 전이를 동반한 결장암 환자에서 한방치료의 효과 : 8년간의 추적조사를 통한 증례보고 |
| 김정선, 유화승, 조종관, 이연월 |
| 대전대학교 부속 둔산한방병원 |
| Constant State of Sigmoid Colon Cancer with Liver Metastasis by Herbal Medicine : A Case with an 8-year Follow-up |
| Jung-sun Kim, Hwa-seung Yoo, Chong-kwan Cho, Yeon-weol Lee |
| East-West Cancer Center, Daejeon Oriental Hospital of Daejeon University |
| Correspondence |
Yeon-weol Lee ,Tel: 82-42-229-6807, Fax: 82-42-254-3403, Email: lyweol@daum.net
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Published online: September 30, 2007. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objectives:
The aim of the present study is to derive further studies evaluating the effectiveness of oriental medical treatment on colon cancer patients. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with colon cancer with liver metastasis who has survived more than 8 years.
Methods :
We followed all of treatments and examination. We prescribed the patient to take HangAm-dan (HAD) three times a day for 5 years and 1 month from January, 2000 to February, 2005. Abdominal computed tomography(CT) was performed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and measuring concentration of carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA) in blood serum was also performed to monitor therapeutic response.
Results:
The patient was diagnosed with liver metastasis in September of 1999 but has survived for over 8 years since. Abdomen CT show no interval change.
Conclusions:
This case may give us a possibility that oriental medical treatment offers potential benefits for patients with colon cancer. |
| Key words:
sigmoid colon cancer, HangAm-dan (HAD), Stable, Survival |
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