Standardization of Syndrome Differentiation Defined by Traditional Chinese Medicine in Operative Breast Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study

Table 1

The experts’ opinion on the classification of treatment phase and syndrome differentiation in the first round.

Stage	Syndrome manifestations	Number	Percent
The operation period
Preoperation	Stagnation of liver-qi and phlegm	18	1
	Phlegm and blood stasis syndrome	18	1
	Chongren imbalance	18	1
	Deficiency of healthy energy and sthenia of evil	18	1
	Sick undocumented type	10	0.56
Postoperation	Spleen disharmony syndrome	18	1
	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	18	1
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	16	0.89
Chemotherapy period	Spleen disharmony syndrome	18	1
	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	16	0.89
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	15	0.83
	Deficiency of the liver and kidney	15	0.83
	Deficiency of the spleen and kidney	17	0.94
Radiotherapy period	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	14	0.78
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	17	0.94
	Yin-chun deficiency	17	0.94
	Deficient yin induces vigorous fire	13	0.72
Consolidation period	Deficiency of vital energy and blood pattern	17	0.94
	Qi-Yin deficiency type	17	0.94
	Deficiency of the spleen and kidney	17	0.94
	Chongren imbalance	14	0.78