Traditional Chinese medicine and cancer: History, present situation, and development Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • AbstractCancer 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

  • Liu, Jie
  • Wang, Shuo
  • Zhang, Ying
  • Fan, Hui‐ting
  • Lin, Hong‐sheng

publication date

  • September 2015