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A Cancer Patient Suffering from Chemotherapy-Induced Anorexia and Nausea Treated by Herbal Medicine (Dokhwaljihwang-tang-gamibang) Resulted in Improved Quality of Life: A Case Report

항암치료 후 발생한 식욕부진, 오심에 대하여 독활지황탕 투여 후 삶의 질 개선 증례 보고 1례

  • Kim, Eun-ji (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hye-jin (Dept. of Korean Pediatrics, Dong-Shin Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Jang, Seung-won (Dept. of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dong-Shin Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-ho (Dept. of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dong-Shin Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Han, Yang-hee (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin Korean Medicine Hospital) ;
  • Leem, Jung-tae (Dept. of Internal Korean Medicine, Dong-Shin Korean Medicine Hospital)
  • 김은지 (목동동신한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 김혜진 (목동동신한방병원 한방여성청소년과) ;
  • 장승원 (목동동신한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 김현호 (목동동신한방병원 침구의학과) ;
  • 한양희 (목동동신한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 임정태 (목동동신한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2018.08.03
  • Accepted : 2018.10.27
  • Published : 2018.10.30
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Abstract

Despite a considerable improvement in antiemetic chemotherapy and the use of antiemetic prophylaxis for decades, there are still numerous cancer patients suffering from anorexia and nausea after chemotherapy, which forces them to postpone or refuse treatment. This case report is about a 66-year-old female patient diagnosed with malignant lymphoma of the small intestine who underwent right hemicolectomy. After the tumor and the colon adjacent to it were surgically removed, the patient continued to undergo chemotherapy. Chemotherapy-induced anorexia and nausea appeared but were well treated with administration of Dokhwaljihwang-tang-gamibang. During the treatment, no adverse effect related to this Korean medicine was reported. The outcome was evaluated by the functional assessment of anorexia/cachexia therapy (FAACT); the total score increased from 85 to 130 within 12 days, and the symptoms were alleviated. This improvement might suggest the feasibility of Dokhwaljihwang-tang-gamibang to help cancer patients suffering from chemotherapy-induced anorexia and nausea.

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