The Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Ruijin Hospital
School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University The Comprehensive Breast Health Center (CBHC) at Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University was founded in January 2009. CBHC features a multidisciplinary team of breast surgery, radiation and medical oncology, pathology, and oncological imaging, nuclear medicine, and plastic surgery. CBHC,Continue Reading
Anti-Tumor Effects and Mechanisms of Ganoderma Extracts and Spores Oil
Chun Chen, Heng-Bang Wang, Ying-Ying Wu, Jian-Hua Xu* Institute of Clinical Pharmacological, Fujian Medical University Fuzhou 350004, China Ye Li, Zhi-Yong Xiao Fujian Xianzhilou Biological Science & Technology Co., Ltd ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the inhibitory effects of Ganoderma extracts and spores oil on tumor cells in vitro and inContinue Reading
Surgery Treatment Strategies in Stage IIIA NSCLC and Preliminary Study on Adjuvant PandiMex Naturopathic Therapy
Qing Lin*, Jing Gong, Dongjun Yang, Yan Zhou, Chunyang Li, Xianfeng Sun, Zhiqiang Cao Department of Thoracic Surgery, The 1st Hospital of Yichun, Yichun, Heilongjiang Province 153000, China ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To study surgery treatment strategies and outcomes in stage IIIA NSCLC (No pleural effusion) with adjuvant PandiMex naturopathic therapy. METHODSContinue Reading
A Randomized, Controlled Study Comparing Isobaric Gasless Laparoscopic Versus Minilaparotomy Myomectomy for Removal of Large Uterine Myomas: Short-term Outcomes
Ji Tan *, Yangyan Sun, Daoyuan Wang Department of Gynaecology, Jiangyin Hospital, Medical school of Southeast University, Jiangyin City. Jiangsu Province, PR China BACKGROUND To compare the operative data and early postoperative outcomes for myomectomy performed by isobaric gasless laparoscopically with those by minilaparotomy (MLT) isobaric gasless laparoscopy (LA) inContinue Reading
Sea Cucumber Extract and Extracts of Cyperus and Curcuma: A novel combination of natural supplements for cancer therapy
Tsu-Tsair Chi, PhD ABSTRACT Angiogenesis inhibition has been a major breakthrough in cancer research and is undoubtedly one of the reasons for the decline in cancer incidence and mortality. In cases of estrogen-related cancers, the use of aromatase inhibitors has been quite successful in reducing recurrence and improving overall survivalContinue Reading
The Effect of Supercritical Extract of Xiaoguishao on Proliferation and Apoptosis in Human Gastric Cancer Cell Lines BGC-823
Zhenya Zhang 1, Yan-ting Wang 2, Jiayi Cheng 2, Wei Zhang 3 *, Zhikun Wang 4 1The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China 2Department of Chinese Materia Medica, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091, China 3Department of pharmacology, the school of basic Science, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091,Continue Reading
Multi-Center Phase II Trial of Biweekly Paclitaxel Plus Infusional 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin in Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer
Xiaosheng Hang1, Qing Sun2, Weidong Mao3, Baoliang Zhong4, Haiyuan Xu5, Wenxiang Shen5, Steven Jay Tucker6, Daoyuan Wang7 1Department of Oncology, Wuxi Cancer Hospital, Medical School of Suzhou University, Jiangsu Province, PR China. 2Department of Oncology, Wuxi 2nd Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province, PR China. 3Department of Oncology, Jiangyin People’sContinue Reading
Cancer Angiogenesis and Nutraceuticals
Sherman Zhao, MD, PhD Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from a primary network of blood vessels, is a normal process in the body and it’s a tightly regulated process involved in tissue growth and maintenance. But this process has a deadly side in that it also feed cancerContinue Reading
Anticancer Activity of Brucine: In Vitro Study
Ying Gao, Jun Chen, Mingyan Wang, Jinhua Xu, Dong Wang, Baochang Cai Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Processing, Nanjing 210029, China ABSTRACT Objective: To select a tumor cell line that was the most sensitive to brucine. Methods: Thiazolyl blue (MTT)Continue Reading
Dammarane Sapogenins: A novel anti-cancer drug candidate
Phytopharmaceutical Research Summary Sherman Zhao, MD, PhD ABSTRCT An integrative approach for treating cancer should target the multiple intracellular pathways that support tumour development and should minimize normal-tissue toxicity. Many traditional medicine manifests anticancer activities. The present article focuses on Dammarane Sapogenins, a group of compounds with anticancer activity generatedContinue Reading
Effect of Kanglaite Injection on Gene Expression in LA795 Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Mice
Yun Liu, Yufei Yang*, Yu Wu, Juan Liao Department of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanisms of KangLaite Injection (KLT, a new anti-cancer drug) in the treatment of tumor by using CTL immune-related gene chip technique. METHODS AContinue Reading
Analysis of Effect of TCM Five Elements Music Therapy Intervention on Improving Quality of Life for Advanced Cancer Patients
Juan Liao, Yufei Yang*, Weiwu Wang, Chunyan Xiang, Quan Guo Department of Oncology, Xi Yuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) five elements music therapy on improving symptoms for advanced cancer patients. METHOD A total ofContinue Reading