Effect of Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with Hormonal Therapy on Quality of Life and Tumor Markers of Prostate Cancer Patients

Table 1

Scoring standards of KPS.

Clinical symptom	Percentage method (points)
No evidence of disease	100
Minor signs or symptoms of disease; able to carry on normal activity	90
Some signs or symptoms of disease; normal activity with effort	80
Cares for self; unable to carry on normal activity or to do active work	70
Requires occasional assistance but is able to care for most personal needs; unable to do active work	60
Requires considerable assistance and frequent medical care	50
Disabled; requires special care and treatment	40
Severely disabled; hospital admission indicated	30
Very sick; completely disabled; hospital admission necessary; active supportive treatment necessary	20
Moribund; fatal processes progressing rapidly	10
Dead	0