Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care: A Review of Case Series Published in the Chinese Literature

Table 1

Cancer and cancer-related conditions in case series published in Chinese journals.

Name of condition	No. of publications (a)	Frequency (a/1,217)	No. of patients (b)	Frequency (b/92,945)
Cancer	652	53.57%	61,035	65.67%
Subtotal	652	53.57%	61,035	65.67%
Precancerosis	16	1.31%	848	0.91%
Subtotal	16	1.31%	848	0.91%
Pain	92	7.56%	7,275	7.83%
Leukopenia	35	2.88%	1,864	2.01%
Effusion in thoracic or abdominal cavity	38	3.12%	1,363	1.47%
Hiccup	36	2.96%	1,231	1.32%
Inflammation	21	1.73%	1,038	1.12%
Nausea and vomiting	13	1.07%	902	0.97%
Intestinal obstruction	10	0.82%	463	0.50%
Edema	11	0.90%	400	0.43%
Fever	9	0.74%	274	0.29%
Diarrhea	8	0.66%	212	0.23%
Depression	2	0.16%	100	0.11%
Subtotal	275	22.60%	15,122	16.27%
Other adverse reactions or complications	274	22.51%	15,940	17.15%
Subtotal	274	22.51%	15,940	17.15%
Total	1,217	100%	92,945	100%