The Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products Containing Ginseng among Tamoxifen-Treated Female Breast Cancer Survivors in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
Table 2
Frequency distribution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with Ginseng visits by major disease categories (according to ICD codes) among tamoxifen-treated breast cancer survivors from the National Health Insurance Catastrophic Illnesses Registry of Taiwan who were followed up from 1998 to 2008.
Major disease category
ICD-9-CM code range
Visit
%
Neoplasms
140–239
39,089
31.7
(including breast cancer)
174
37,061
30.06
Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions
780–799
29,667
24.06
Diseases of the digestive system
520–579
14,310
11.61
Diseases of the respiratory system
460–519
11,996
9.73
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
710–739
8,935
7.25
Diseases of the genitourinary system
580–629
6,284
5.1
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
320–389
3,428
2.78
Diseases of the circulatory system
390–459
2,409
1.95
Injury and poisoning
800–999
1,984
1.61
Endocrine and metabolic diseases, immunity disorders
