Hedyotis diffusa Combined with Scutellaria barbata Are the Core Treatment of Chinese Herbal Medicine Used for Breast Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Study

Table 1

Characteristics of breast cancer patients using Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) in Taiwan in 2008 (total number of patients = 4,436).

Characteristics	ICD-9 codes	Number of patients (%)
Age
≦40		389 (8.77)
40~60		3146 (70.92)
≧60		901 (20.31)
Associated symptoms
Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions	780–799	478 (10.78)
Diseases of the digestive system	520–579	446 (10.05)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue	710–739	330 (7.44)
Diseases of the respiratory system	460–519	268 (6.04)
Diseases of the genitourinary system	580–629	261 (5.88)
Diseases of the circulatory system	390–459	198 (4.46)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders	240–279	193 (4.35)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue	680–709	158 (3.56)
Mental disorders	290–319	154 (3.47)
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs	320–389	98 (2.21)
Injury and poisoning	800–999	78 (1.76)
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs	280–289	64 (1.44)
Infectious and parasitic diseases	001–139	8 (0.18)