Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Cancer Palliative Care: Pain, Constipation, and Insomnia.
Wai Ching LamLinda ZhongYuqi LiuNannan ShiBacon NgEric ZieaZhaoxiang BianAi-Ping LuPublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2019)
It is common for patients with cancers in Hong Kong seeking Chinese Medicine (CM) therapies as supportive care during cancer treatment and to manage treatment-related side effects. This article provides clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the use of CM for specific clinical indications caused by cancer and during cancer treatment, including pain, constipation, and insomnia, and aims to guide local licensed CM practitioners and provide beneficial reference for social medical decision makers and patients. In this manuscript, we summarize the clinical manifestation, CM pattern classification, and CM intervention including herbal treatment, acupuncture treatment, regulating, and nursing based on pattern differentiation.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- healthcare
- mental health
- chronic pain
- primary care
- pain management
- papillary thyroid
- machine learning
- squamous cell carcinoma
- dna methylation
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- gene expression
- neuropathic pain
- young adults
- spinal cord injury
- combination therapy
- quality improvement
- decision making